Smoked salmon is a staple for fish eating Alaskans. If you smoke your own, finding the right recipe is like finding a gold nugget of deliciousness and putting it in your pantry. Having a friend who has a great recipe and shares their salmon is like winning the lottery. While I do make a mean smoked salmon I would say that my recipe is second to one of my favorite person's dad's recipe.. Colin. His dad, and of course him as well, make the best smoked salmon I have ever eaten. Tragically I no longer call Alaska home so my supply of salmon only shrinks and doesn't really grow. So opening a jar of salmon gold when you don't have a big stash of it anymore is a truly special event.
Special event that inspired this post was a smoked salmon craving that could not be quieted. The shiny jar of fish was calling to me, beckoning to be popped opened and consumed, I resisted for a moment then caved when I realized I was out of most other consumable protiens. I used half the jar to mix with veggies and pasta for my dinner and the rest I made into a dip to stretch it's consumable life.
