Best way to use this part of salmon fillet?

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1. I usually cube it then toss it in various sauces/seasonings and serve it as a raw fish aemono—kinda like a poke but with a more Japanese flavor profile. I usually use some soy sauce, miso, or yuzukosho, along with some sesame oil and mirin maybe….with some chopped vegetables like green onions, myoga, or diced nagaimo tossed in as well as other additions like shiokombu, nuts, mentaiko, or whatnot. Combinations are really endless.

   I’ve also done something akin to negitoro and namerou with them by chopping it up finely.

   You can also cut it into strips and use it in hosomaki.

2. Spicy salmon. Dice and toss in some sauce (Kewpie, hot sauce, dash of soy and sesame oil) green onions, masago and togarashi. 

3. Poke

4. Chopped and made into a tartare.

5. Eat it

6. All of the above and you can also grill it and eat if with soy sauce and wasabi or teriyaki etc etc

7. Honestly I’m usually going to cook the tail pieces. Love them for quick grilled/broiled preparations.

8. I’d chop it into a puree and make a salmon bakudan roll

9. Dice and eat. Yum

10. If you take your knife and cut down the middle, just left or right of that white stripe, not through the skin, then skin it in two pieces, you could get some nigiri/sashimi cuts, its a bit tougher but just slice a Lil thinner than normal, no biggie especially if its just for you at home. All other options are good too tho.

11. Pan sear

12. Onigiri

13. My pups get the grilled tails. Firmer meat and almost no bones.

14. Salt,pepper

15. Pot of salmon chowdah!

16. Get a fork

17. [Gravlax] (https://swedishspoon.com/gravlax/)

18. “Tough” and “weird tasting?” You should get your salmon from a different source if you’re experiencing these issues. The tail cut is the best part – no bones.

19. Id say dry rub and bake/smoke

20. I would put it on a cedar plank and grill it. Put some salmon rub on top, cut a few lemon slices to put on top, butter or olive oil on top of that, then fresh dill on top of that. Cook till 135 then take off. Presto!

21. You could do like a pinwheel thing. Cut lengthwise and roll with cream cheese, herbs, etc and bake.

22. I just cook it and eat before the actual dinner. Or give it to my cats who are beloved

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