Honey, garlic, whiskey glaze for cold smoked salmon

[crankybuzzard]

I cold smoked some salmon not long ago and I kept the tail and belly trimmings back as a test.

After slicing up all of the other salmon pieces, I left these whole and then glazed them while cold, with a mixture I concocted. After glazing, I sprinkled some dill weed on them and then packed up to rest in the frig for a week or so!

I didn't take pics of the glazing and such since I wasn't thinking that it would be all that great. I was way wrong!

Vac packed and off to the frig

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• crankybuzzard
• Jan 16, 2016

Pulled from the frig and dumped on a plate for sampling. Didn't get anymore pics, the bride and I wore the pieces out! We didn't slice them, just picked them up and ate!

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• crankybuzzard
• Jan 16, 2016

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• crankybuzzard
• Jan 16, 2016

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• crankybuzzard
• Jan 16, 2016

I'm not a big fan of salmon, but I'm doing this again as soon as I have room in the frig to cure! Next time, I'm glazing one at the mid smoke point.

 

[bluewhisper]

I'm going to dig a hole under your fence.

 

[crankybuzzard]

I'm going to dig a hole under your fence.

Just come through the gate like the rest of our friends do, the dog tends to mangle critters coming under the fence. :biggrin:

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• crankybuzzard
• Jan 16, 2016

 

[bluewhisper]

I do have fun running a canine totem here.

Have you considered a combination of honey with a bit of habanero? Or salt and dill?

 

[crankybuzzard]

I do have fun running a canine totem here.

Have you considered a combination of honey with a bit of habanero? Or salt and dill?

This is the first glaze I've made, so no I haven't yet, but the wheels are turning for the next round. I have some habanero mango jelly we made that I love, without pectin, that juice would be pretty good I think.

Here's what I did for the honey, garlic, whiskey glaze.


1 - head garlic peeled and sliced
3 - cups water
1 cup honey
1 - Tbs lemon juice
1/3 c - brown sugar
100 ml crown

Boil sliced garlic and lemon juice in water until reduced to about 1 cup. Then put into blender and purée.

Put purée back into pot and add brown sugar, and honey. Simmer a while and then add whiskey. Simmer until reduced by about 1/2.

 

[gary s]

I'm in   

Gary

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks excellent!

Al