Pacific Northwest Salmon

Name: Pacific Northwest Salmon
Yield: 4 portions
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 center-cut salmon fillet (about 2 pounds), skin on, in 1 piece; ¾ teaspoon crushed dried red pepper flakes; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; ⅓ cup (packed) brown sugar; ⅓ cup honey; 1 teaspoon natural liquid smoke flavoring

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Our good friends David and Niki Finholm learned this delicious preparation from the camp cook while on a fishing trip in Alaska.

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
⅓ cup honey

Americas
United States
Main course
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Combine the butter, honey, brown sugar, lemon juice, liquid smoke, and red pepper flakes in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until smooth, 5 to 7 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Arrange the salmon in a dish just large enough to hold it. Pour the cooled marinade over it, and let it stand for 30 minutes, turning once.
Prepare hot coals fo