Steelhead live the same life cycle as salmon and are closely related biologically, but they are typically leaner than salmon, making them not ideal for sushi.
However, I caught one this winter that was VERY fatty and good quality, so I had to try it.
The rolls on the right are raw fish, and the ones on the left are some of the skin fried crispy. The last pic is the water it was caught in. 🙂
Overall I would say this was not quite as good as salmon, but still very good, and I will be doing it again.
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That’s a beautiful stream.
Steelhead as in freshwater fish? It’s been passed down knowledge how we shouldn’t eat freshwater fish raw. It was considered risky back in the days, although not quite sure now. We usually use freshwater fish for stews or grilling.
It’s so odd how genera work. An Atlantic salmon, super fatty and rich. But a brown trout (same genus different species) is fairly lean.
But a steelhead is not closely related to Atlantic salmon at all and is literally just a sea-run rainbow trout!
Isn’t there a massive risk of parasites using fresh caught trout? Did you deep freeze?
That’s a gorgeous stream!
Steelhead you’re going to get parasites.
dude these look FANTASTIC you have the sushi rolling down pat