This week on the Bradley Smoked Food Recipes Video Series, Ted Reader explains how to smoke Sesame Ginger Wasabi Salmon. If you love fish, well, even if you don’t love fish, you’re sure to love this smoked salmon recipe.
Here, Chef Reader walks us through how to make Smoked Sesame Ginger Wasabi Salmon that melts in your mouth.
A Hot Smoke Method with Alder Wood and Cinnamon Sticks
First, rub the salmon with some black pepper. To baste your salmon, you can prepare this perfect blend of sauces, spices and brown sugar. Place the prepared salmon in the Bradley smoker and hot smoke it for an hour. Half way through, it’s a good idea to baste it one more time with the “special” glaze.
There you have it! The smoked salmon that will melt in your mouth. Watch the video, get the smoked salmon recipe and try it for yourself!
About Ted Reader
Ted was awarded two prestigious awards for his cookbook, Napoleon’s Everyday Gourmet Grilling – Best Barbecue Book by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and it also won the Cordon d’ Or – Gold Ribbon BBQ Cookbook Culinary Academy Award in the 2008 Awards Program. Then in 2009, Ted took home Best Barbecue Book at the Gourmand Cookbook Awards for Napoleon’s Everyday Gourmet Plank Grilling. On May 6th, 2010, he cooked the largest hamburger weighing in at 590 lbs, a huge accomplishment for his career. In addition, this year, Ted won Best BBQ Book at the Gourmand Cookbook Awards for Napoleon’s Everyday Gourmet Burgers.
Things You’ll Need
Besides your Bradley Smoker rack, you’ll need 20 cinnamon sticks, each approximately 6 inches in length and one side fresh salmon, skin on, approximately 1 1/2 – 2 lbs.
For Seasoning, use 1/4 cup Soy sauce, two tbsp Mirin, two tbsp Rice wine vinegar, one tsp Sambal oelek chilli sauce and two tbsp brown sugar.
And, of course, you couldn’t do without some fresh herbs like a handful fresh cilantro, chopped, two green onions, finely chopped and one lemon jest.
Finally, add kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, one tsp freshly grated ginger, one tsp toasted sesame seeds and one tsp black sesame seeds.
