Grilled Sockeye Salmon with Rustic Hash.
See recipes for Grilled Sockeye Salmon with Rustic Hash, Sweet hash too. The fat content of Sockeye Salmon helps it stand up to the heat of the grill. Like many other fish and seafood, salmon cooks (and overcooks) quickly.
But any good-quality fresh salmon won't disappoint.
A charcoal grill with lump hardwood charcoal is preferable, but gas will work just as well.
How to Cook Salmon on the BBQ.
You can have Grilled Sockeye Salmon with Rustic Hash using 21 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Grilled Sockeye Salmon with Rustic Hash
- Prepare 4 of Salmon fillet pieces with skin on, about 4-6oz. each, deboned.
- You need 2-3 Tbsp of melted butter or canola oil (or Earth Balance Dairy-Free butter).
- It's 1 of lemon, sliced into wedges.
- Prepare of The Seasoning.
- Prepare 1 Tbsp of garlic powder.
- Prepare 1 Tbsp of coarse kosher salt.
- It's 1 Tbsp of dried minced onion.
- Prepare 1 Tbsp of dried basil.
- Prepare 1 tsp of dill.
- You need of The Hash.
- It's 2 lb. of russet potatoes, rough peeled, cut into 1/2” cubes.
- It's 1 of small green bell pepper.
- You need 1 of small red bell pepper.
- Prepare 1 of small red onion.
- Prepare 2 cloves of minced garlic.
- You need 3 slices of thick-cut bacon, chopped into small pieces.
- Prepare 1 tsp of coarse kosher salt.
- It's 1/2-1 tsp of fresh ground black pepper.
- You need 1/4 tsp of cayenne or ancho Chile pepper.
- It's About 2-3 Tbsp of canola oil.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped chives or green onion tops.
With its higher fat content, Copper River Sockeye Salmon is a perfect candidate for the grill.
Alaska sockeye salmon has a distinctive rich flavor and a deep red flesh color - color that stays bright even when cooked.
The following cooking techniques have been developed.
Preheat a grill for medium-low heat.
Grilled Sockeye Salmon with Rustic Hash instructions
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Prepare the grill. If using charcoal, try to use natural paper with vegetable oil in lieu of lighter fluid. Allow 20 minutes or so for coals to burn down to white, ashy surface. Grill should be 450-500 degrees..
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Prep the salmon by patting dry with paper towel. Brush all sides with melted butter or canola oil. Evenly sprinkle seasoning on all sides, finishing skin side down..
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Heat canola oil in large skillet or Dutch oven over medium to medium-high heat. Add chopped bacon and cook 4-5 minutes until starts to render and brown..
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Add potatoes to skillet and fry 4-6 minutes. Turn once gently to not mash..
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Add the red onion to the pan and cook another 5 minutes or so until onions start to cook.
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Add the bell peppers and continue cooking until potatoes start to crisp and turn golden brown..
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Shift gears- time to put the salmon on the grill. Arrange fillets over direct heat, skin side down. Be cautious not to put over direct flame. Cook about 6-8 minutes until color starts to change lighter pinks, and begins to flake..
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While fish is grillin’, finish the hash. Reduce heat to medium or medium low. Add the minced garlic, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Allow to finish crisping the potatoes..
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Back to the fish- after salmon has cooked 6-8 minutes, and begins to flake, gently turn fillets over to lightly grill the top side for about 1 minute. This will add just a little color and char to the top..
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Transfer salmon to a platter, skin side down. Lightly spritz tops of the fish with a few fresh-squeezed lemon wedges..
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Time to plate! Make a nice bed of hash in center of the plate. Place a piece of salmon on top. The fish can be served with or without the skin as you prefer. Garnish dish with a pinch of chives or chopped green onion..
Slide the foil with the salmon off of the cookie sheet and onto the grill.
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Recipe from Harris Teeter's Fresh Catch Newsletter The name sockeye comes from an attempt to translate the word suk-kegh from British Columbia's native Coast Salish language.