Recipe: Tasty Mike's Smoked Wild Alaskan King Salmon Fillets & Grilled Asparagus

Mike's Smoked Wild Alaskan King Salmon Fillets & Grilled Asparagus.

You can have Mike's Smoked Wild Alaskan King Salmon Fillets & Grilled Asparagus using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mike's Smoked Wild Alaskan King Salmon Fillets & Grilled Asparagus

1. It's of Alaskan King Salmon Filets.
2. It's of Bricks Hickory Wood.
3. You need of Apple Wood Shavings.
4. Prepare of Alder Wood Shavings.
5. Prepare of Sea Salt.
6. You need of Ground Sumac [a fantastic lemony flavored Cherokee herb for fish].
7. You need of Lemon Pepper.
8. You need of Granulated Garlic.
9. You need of Olive Oil [+ reserves].
10. Prepare of Fresh Dill.
11. Prepare of Lemon Slices.
12. Prepare of Fresh Asparagus [with olive oil & lemon pepper].
13. It's of Shreaded Parmasean Cheese [for asparagus, if opted].
14. You need of Packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese [optional].
15. It's of Chilled Capers [optional].
16. It's of Oversized Bagels [optional].
17. Prepare of Chilled Chardonnay.

Mike's Smoked Wild Alaskan King Salmon Fillets & Grilled Asparagus instructions

1. Gather your woods and shavings..
2. Place your woods and shavings in your smoker. Bring smoker up to 200°. Fill water reservoir 3/4 full. [not pictured but it sits directly underneath top grid].
3. Rinse fillets and pat dry. Lightly coat both sides with olive oil. Check for any bones and pull of need be..
4. Season your fillets to taste. Do not use fresh herbs to BBQ.Feel free to go heavy on the Sumac tho! Place salmon on a ventilated rack - skin side down. Do not use fresh herbs on anything BBQ/Grill style as they will only burn and wither quickly, Use only dried herbs when BBQ'ing/Smoking..
5. Cover tightly and smoke for 1.5 hours. Monitor temperature to make sure she stays at a steady 200°..
6. Check fish half way thru for doneness and re-seal smoker quickly. You don't want to flare your woods and burn them out. Look at her! Ain't she pretty?!.
7. Rinse asparagus and pat dry. Cut off the bottom 2" of stems. Coat asparagus with garlic olive oil and season with lemon pepper and parmasean cheese. Grill for 30 minutes at 250°. Longer of need be depending upon thickness..
8. Serve smoked salmon with fresh lemon slices and fresh dill..
9. Enjoy!.
10. Feel free to turn any salmon leftovers into an elegant salmon bagel spread!.