Last week we were fortunate to have Chef Andrew Springett, of Ucluelet’s Black Rock Resort, on hand as guest chef for one of our BC’s Best Market Dinners. Chef Springett exemplifies west coast cuisine, and treated the sold out crowd to an amazing evening. We began the multicourse feast with this starter, which we paired with a Pemberton Distillery Schramm Vodka cocktail.
Birch Cured Coho Salmon
roast beet, fine greens, hazelnut vinaigrette
Pemberton Distillery Schramm Vodka Cocktail
Salmon
- 8# Salmon
- 2L Water
- 62.5g Kosher Salt
- 500g Brown Sugar
- 500g Birch Syrup
- 250g Honey
Make the wet brine by adding all ingredients excluding salmon into a 12L insert, mixing and making sure every thing is dissolved
Skin and Pinbone Salmon, cut into ½ inch strips, add to wet brine, cover with cheesecloth
Let salmon sit in brine for 48 hours
Take fish out of brine and set in on wire smoker racks, take your brine and strain it. Then reduce till a syrup consistency.
Smoke salmon on low for 3-4 hours, glazing the fish with the brine syrup every 20 minutes. Fish will be “translucent” once finished
Once smoked, give it one last glaze, put it in fridge while still on the wire racks, uncovered to dry overnight
Hazelnut Vinaigrette
- 180g Grape Seed Oil
- 360g Hazelnut Oil
- 120g Apple Cider Vinegar
- 30g Sherry Vinegar
- 30g Honey
Wisk all ingredients together, season with touch of salt
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