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#597725 - 04/29/10 10:43 PM Smoked Sockeye Recipe?
The Moderator Offline
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Registered: 02/09/00
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I'm gonna fire up the smoker and finish off the last few chunks of Alaskan Red's that I have left in my freezer.

So far, I've used Sky-Guy's dry brine and Stam's wet brine with great success for nooks, yoyo's and brats.

Sockeye - not so much.

Don't know if I'm over-brining the fish, cooking too fast, too hot, etc. Not like the sockeye I've done is not edible, it's doesn't have that "wow" factor I'm looking for.

Anyone got a really good recipe and technique for smoking up a sockeye that you'd care to share with me? Just sockeye - not too sure if I care if it's great for other fish, as a sockeye isn't a coho, nook, or brat.

Would love to know the brine, how long to brine, and how long to smoke at what temperatures.

I use a Cookshack smoker that can be dialed it to an exact temperature.
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#597772 - 04/30/10 01:25 AM Re: Smoked Sockeye Recipe? [Re: The Moderator]
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Loc: Seattle
I've tried all kinds of brines for smoking sockeye myself, but I just can't seem to get it to smoke up as well as other salmon either. It has great flavor, but Sockeye just doesn't seem to have the same fat content and tends to turn out on the dry side no matter how I've smoked it.

Have you tried smoking, then canning it? I do that will all my sockeye this time of year, and it always turns out amazing.

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#597777 - 04/30/10 01:47 AM Re: Smoked Sockeye Recipe? [Re: fish monger]
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Just use the same recipe you used for all those humpies last fall. . . . they will be just fine .. . . . .
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#597782 - 04/30/10 02:33 AM Re: Smoked Sockeye Recipe? [Re: ]
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Simple Dry brine(3 1/2 parts Brown sugar 1 part salt, coarse ground black pepper to taste) less sugar for king and coho. I add a bit of onion powder too. Some times just a micro amount of old Bay or a bit of Montreal steak season instead of the onion powder.
next day do a quick rinse pat down with a paper towel and then another lite coat of brown sugar and sprinkle of black pepper on some. Hang or elevate on racks for a longer than normal cool air dry until it appears like it is starting to get kind of a transparent deep red look to it. If you like squaw candy cut it into 1" full fillet strips with a bit more sugar and even longer dry tome before smoking. I judge how much wood to use by the thickness of the meat. but will leave it in the smoker at a low temp without smoke to get the firmness I like without putting to much smoke in it. I smoke at a low heat around 150 then raise it up a bit (around 180) after the chips are gone to finish it off. The longer it takes without over cooking it the better.


Edited by Achewter (04/30/10 02:34 AM)
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#597798 - 04/30/10 10:47 AM Re: Smoked Sockeye Recipe? [Re: Achewter]
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Parker,

I sent you one that I've used the last couple of years. Dynomite!

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#597902 - 04/30/10 09:54 PM Re: Smoked Sockeye Recipe? [Re: Achewter]
fish4brains Offline
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Registered: 08/23/06
Posts: 6216
Loc: zipper
Originally Posted By: Achewter
Simple Dry brine(3 1/2 parts Brown sugar 1 part salt, coarse ground black pepper to taste) less sugar for king and coho. I add a bit of onion powder too. Some times just a micro amount of old Bay or a bit of Montreal steak season instead of the onion powder.
next day do a quick rinse pat down with a paper towel and then another lite coat of brown sugar and sprinkle of black pepper on some. Hang or elevate on racks for a longer than normal cool air dry until it appears like it is starting to get kind of a transparent deep red look to it. If you like squaw candy cut it into 1" full fillet strips with a bit more sugar and even longer dry tome before smoking. I judge how much wood to use by the thickness of the meat. but will leave it in the smoker at a low temp without smoke to get the firmness I like without putting to much smoke in it. I smoke at a low heat around 150 then raise it up a bit (around 180) after the chips are gone to finish it off. The longer it takes without over cooking it the better.


Art's recipe gets my vote, let it air dry longer than you "normally" would, I'd start checking after the second pan of smoke is done or about 2.5 hours. My last batch of king was done in under 4 hrs, pieces were about 2" wide. I think lots of people leave it in too long.
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#597909 - 04/30/10 10:32 PM Re: Smoked Sockeye Recipe? [Re: fish4brains]
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Sockeye... by far, the most over rated salmon.

Can't be beat for sheer eye appeal, but for strict palate appeal, a nice oily king ranks way higher in my book.
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#597942 - 05/01/10 09:23 AM Re: Smoked Sockeye Recipe? [Re: eyeFISH]
Bill on the bay Offline
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Registered: 05/01/10
Posts: 10
Loc: Union,Wa
For my first post, I would have to say that nothing beats a sockeye seared over an open alder fire

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#597944 - 05/01/10 10:00 AM Re: Smoked Sockeye Recipe? [Re: Bill on the bay]
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Not a bad choice, Bill! Welcome!
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#597945 - 05/01/10 10:06 AM Re: Smoked Sockeye Recipe? [Re: ParaLeaks]
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As for me, I agree with Doc on this one. Highly overrated except for the beautiful to look at meat color.
If you want it even more bland, cut off the belly strips where the only oil in the fish will be gone. rolleyes
Makes great looking sandwich spread, however. smile
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