A fiddlehead fern recipe for hot giardiniera, a Chicago-style relish good on hot dogs and franks. PIck fresh Alaskan fiddleheads for the key ingredient.
Alaskan sockeye salmon recipe with areamy poblano sauce and mango salsa by Andrew Maxwell, the pastry chef at Silver Salmon Creek Lodge.
Salmon caviar is all the rage because of its availability, healthy nutrients, and taste. Taste salmon roe at its best in this traditional Russian dish.
Sam Friedman organized a camp cooking competition in Alaska for five summers. These are the two winning camp recipes from his last year hosting the contest.
It is the superstar of berries, a taste of sunlight from the damp earth, a powerful punch to the palate of almost unendurable bliss. Nothing I have tasted in my life is on the same plane of gastronomic delight as the nagoonberry.
To make salmon gravlax begin with two fillets. Set one in a glass baking dish, flesh-side up. Cover both with a thin coat of sea salt and brown sugar. Place fresh dill over the fillet in the dish and put the other fillet face-down over the first so the dill is sandwiched between the meat. Stretch plastic wrap around the fillets and set the package back in the baking dish. Place a few clean, heavy rocks on top and refrigerate. Every couple of hours, turn the package over, keeping the weight on top. In six hours or so the fish is ready to eat or freeze. To serve, use a fillet knife to cut thin slices; place them on a bagel smothered with cream cheese. Garnish with cilantro. Experiment using lightly smoked salmon fillets and/or adding herbs and spices. Use freshly crushed blueberries instead of the dill for a sweeter…
Bring the Last Frontier to your table with a little creativity and imagination.
[by Lynne Snifka and Serine Halverson]