quote:Originally posted by Camper Bob:
I was all set to make the brine and purchase some salmon from Costco. Seems now they only carry farm raised as opposed to wild. Any thoughts on farm raised versus wild?
I love smoked salmon I always wanted to cook it, it looks very appetizing! I will write later what happened! 
This is a 4 year old thread. Please start another thread. Thanks.
Mr T, another winner! Just tried this and it was AMAZING! Can't believe I haven't done this sooner. Thanks for sharing.
OK, back to the old thread. I just put another 6 lbs (four sides cut to three about 8 oz pieces each) of fresh wild caught sockeye from Costco in the fridge in Mr. T's brine for overnight.This is the third batch this summer, and Costco's price is coming down. They never got in the Copper River sockeye as in previous years, but I read the run was very poor this year, unknown cause. But regular ocean-caught sockeye looks good, and I always stock up for winter in the freezer. Maybe one more batch this summer while the run lasts. We're not eating as much as we used to, and we're not anticipating the holiday parties with demands for smoked salmon spread we usually have. Still about 8 lbs left over from last year. So total about 26 lbs or so in the freezer as of tomorrow. Pretty good supply.
Nice Jay! I can’t believe how good this stuff is using T’s recipe. I make a spread with it from a recipe here on the forum. I may try to repost it. You may want to check out The Wild Alaskan Company. That is how we get our salmon we use.
Hey soleman! My spread recipe:
8 oz cream cheese, softened (quite soft)
About 6 oz sour cream, mix w/cream cheese to desired consistency for the spread.
6 - 8 oz smoked salmon (depending on how generous you are), crumbled
2 T finely minced sweet onion
Ground white pepper to taste
About 1 T worcestershire, or to taste
Add the rest of the ingredients to the cream cheese - sour cream mix and stir gently to mix. Refrigerate for an hour or overnight to blend flavors.
This is fabulous on bagels or toast for breakfast, or on crackers or pumpernickel squares as a party dip.
Looking forward to yours!
I checked out Wild Alaskan. Pretty pricey. I get the wild sockeye for $10.99 a pound at Costco. But either way, you can't get really good smoked salmon for as cheap as you can make it yourself.
looks good Jay, I will try it. I have one piece left from my last smoke.
Here is what I use. I got it from the forum, but don't remember from where, so I can't give credit without searching for the author. Its even possible in might be in this thread.
8 oz cream cheese (I have found the flavor is a better if I use less than this however)
6-8 oz smoked salmon (half of this I chop fine. Half I leave in bigger pieces)
3 TB sour cream
2 TB Mayo
3 TB finely chopped jalepenos (of the sliced in jar variety)
dash cayenne
dash black pepper
dash of my homemade chipotle powder (simply smoked jalepenos that have been finely ground)
granulated garlic to taste (I don't measure, just sprinkle some in)
OK, so spicier, with the richness of mayo. I'll have a limited audience for that, but I'll probably love it. I'll let you know. Thanks!