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curing and smoking salmon is worth it
There are quite a lot of recipes for ‘curing’ salmon on the web. Some are very different from each other, but all have some sort of sugar and salt. Spices vary quite a bit, although most have some sort of peppercorn. Alcohol isn’t a frequent, but it is a welcome addition to the process.
Here’s what I used and it turned out fantastic!
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups salt
3 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup crushed peppercorns ( I used an assortment including pink, green, and black)
1/4 cup crushed fennel seeds
1 bunch chopped dill
1 bunch parsley
1 lemon zest
1/4 cup Tortuga RUM! and enough water so you will be able to submerge the salmon
Process:
— place ingredients and 2 lb. Salmon in a large container , submerge the salmon under water by placing a number of small plates on top of it , then into your refrigerator for 3 days
— smoke until done using your favorite flavors ( I use Hickory and Mesquite chips)
enjoy!
amarula pumpkin spice cake
This is one of those recipes that you need three bowls… one for the dry, one for the wet ingredients and one for the frosting.
- Wet ingredients bowl:
1/2 cup Amarula Liquor
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup heavy cream
4 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 can 15 ounce solid pumpkin
4 teaspoons pumpkin spice blend
( my blend is 6 parts, cinnamon; 2 parts each of nutmeg, allspice and cloves; 1 part each of mace, cardamon and ginger)
- Dry ingredients bowl:
2 – 2 1/4 cups bread flour ( start with 2 then check)
2 cups fine sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
- Basic process:
gradually blend the dry into the larger bowl with the wet ingredients
- Baking:
350 degrees for around an hour
- Frosting:
3 ounces cream cheese, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 cups powdered sugar. (Or as needed to be firm bu pourable)
ADD enough Amarula Liquor to make the frosting thick but pourable ( around 1/4 cup)
top off with sliced Almonds
- RESULTS:
I made this for my wife’s 60th birthday and all 130 pounds of her had three huge servings… when she thought she’d just have a ‘taste.’
- Bon Appetite!
Fight On for ol SC
My daughter Karen — SC Trojan record holder in the women’s shot put — has taught me a lot about social media. Certainly, we on the second half of the century mark have enjoyed facebook, linked in, twitter… and now PTCH. Pitch gives us a way of telling and posting our story in pictures and to music using nothing more than your iPhone ( smartphone).
I am sure this ap will just keep getting better and better. FIGHT ON!
Fight on with PTCH!
PTCH is a fun way to save memories in a one minute presentation! PTCH reported my yummy Rabbi Sandwich … And while we’re are at the Southern Cal Trojan’s game today… We’ll collect pictures of our experience!
Fight On!
