Fish Rub

Rubs are usually associated with something you put on meat. Mix up a bunch of dry or fresh herbs, salt and pepper and plaster the mixture onto a big steak or roast. The flavor of the rub penetrates the meat after several hours and adds remarkable flavors. Rubs are also great on fish, but I…

Read More

Chipotle Citrus Marinade for Fish

Best used for firm, oily to semi-oil fish like salmon, yellowtail, dorado and any species of tuna. Don’t marinade for too long (only 1-2 hours) or else your fish will become a jello-y mess – or more like ceviche, which isn’t all that bad either.

Read More

Talon Lodge Smoked Salmon

A great recipe from James Kozack, former chef at our favorite Sitka, Alaska hangout, Talon Lodge.  If you don’t have a smoker, James says that you can add a hint of liquid smoke to the tomatoes or just leave the smoking part out and use fresh,unsmoked tomatoes. You can also substitute drained, fire-roasted, canned tomatoes.…

Read More

Cedar Plank Salmon with Lemon Mint Pesto

Cedar Plank Salmon with Lemon Mint Pesto

This is a 2nd Place Winner Del Mar recipe from Greg Smith, Oceanside California. Be sure to soak cedar plank in salted water for 2 hours, then drain. Then after seasoning,  lay the salmon (on what was skin-side down) on the cedar plank to cook. I always cook on indirect heat, but you can cook on…

Read More