Alaskan Sockeye Salmon

Gill net caught, Cook Inlet, Alaska.

The Alaskan salmon season is in full swing. This week we are featuring sockeye salmon, one of the most popular of the salmon types. It is rich and meaty with dark red flesh.

Over the next couple of months, we'll be featuring some of the other salmon types. Just a refresher—there are 5 different types of Pacific salmon (king—also known as chinook—sockeye, coho, pink, and chum). Sockeye (or red) is smaller than king salmon, but like king salmon, it is high in omega-3's and has an excellent flavor. We love Alaskan salmon grilled on a cedar plank. Seafood Watch rates it a "Best Choice," and it is MSC Certified. Lower mercury. Kosher.

-- Grilled Salmon with Tarragon Butter (adapted from Barton Seaver / For Cod and Country)

-- Sear-Roasted Salmon (HOF)