salmon recipie

Anyone have a good salmon recipe they would be willing to share. Just picked up a fillet at the store and wanted to cook it tonight

Smoke it.

Lots of recipes and methods, but the best advice is don't over cook it.
Grilled, pan seared, or blackened, just a couple of minutes on both sides.
And take the skin off if it's not already.

I like to do it in a foil pack, add butter, whatever spice you like and some lemon slices.

Close the pack up and cook it at 350. Time depends on thickness.

I always cook mine on the grill like red fish on the half shell....skin side down...lay out foil....lightly butter....don't overcook.....pick at the meat with a fork every few minutes....the meat should flake apart but still be moist..

I have had good luck with brining overnight, then smoking. These were some we caught off the OR/WA coast and seemed to have an overly fishy taste without the brining process. Not sure about store bought...

the brine recipe I got from a native from OR that fishes all the time. you will have to adjust the quantities down quite a bit as this recipe was for 8-12 pounds of fish.

1 gallon water
1/2 cup soy sauce (tamari was his preference)
1 cup salt (sea)
1 TBS coarse black pepper
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup regular sugar
2 heaping TBS minced garlic
2 TBS cayenne pepper

mix all ingredients together. brine fillets submerged 10-12 hours, cook at 140* for 2.5-3 hours (fruit wood smoke), rotate racks half way thru time.

OH MAN! I love me some smoked salmon.