SWEET AND SPICY SALMON IN FOIL PACKETS

Another busy week has gone by and like usual I didn't get everything accomplished I wanted to. I did however get to try several new things in the crock pot. One of them was this sweet and spicy salmon in foil packets. Now this was real quick and easy to make but I think I cooked it a little too long so I adjusted the cooking time by a half an hour. I really enjoyed the salmon it had good flavor. It was sweet but not very spicy and just a little dry.  I will have to increase the red pepper next time and add a marinade to the dry rub to help with the dryness. My plans are to revamp the recipe soon and try a few more with tilapia. Cooking in foil packets made the clean up so easy and the usual fish smell was minimized by the crock pot.The fishy odor didn't seem to linger near as long as they would of in the hot oven. I also had enough room left in the crock pot to throw in some foil wrapped corn on the cob. I added a toss salad and my low cal meal was complete. Now yes my dinner took about 3 hours to cook, but you have to remember it only took about 10 minutes to prepare it and then I walked away with some free time to myself. Next week I have several new ideas to try like apple butter rolls and green chili cheesy chicken. 

INGREDIENTS:

12 oz. of salmon

2 tbs. of brown sugar

½ tsp. of crushed garlic

½ tsp. of oregano

½ tsp. of kosher salt

1 tsp. of cumin

1 tsp. of paprika

½ tsp. of red pepper

Aluminum foil

DIRECTIONS:

Spread a piece a foil on the counter and place the salmon in the center. Mix all the other ingredients together in a bow. Rub the top of the salmon with the mixture. Go ahead and pour the rest of it on top of the salmon. Fold up the foil to make a packet. Place in a dry crock pot. Cover and cook on high for 2-1/2 hours or on low for 3-4 1/2 hours until the fish flakes easily with a fork.