Blackberry Smoked Salmon with Sam Lungren

Blackberry Smoked Salmon

It was part collision of available foods, part childhood “science project.” I was probably around 12 years old, with a pile of pink salmon on my hands, a backyard full of ripe blackberries, and a Little Chief smoker. I’d made my standard-issue brine, but on a whim decided to smoosh in a pound of juicy, dark purple berries that happened to be sitting nearby on the kitchen counter. I was surprised by the results to say the least. After brining all...

Ep. 10: Pole Jerking with Salmon Sauce

In this week’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy for gut hookers, learn how to keep your striper action from going flaccid, survive the brass knuckle blows you’re sure to take if you Spey cast in New York, kick your dip habit by swindling innocent people, and catch more jacks by slathering your jigs in antibiotics. Connect with Joe, Miles, and MeatEaterJoe and Miles on InstagramMeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeShop MeatEater Merch...

Ep. 112: Salmon

Anchorage, Alaska- Steven Rinella talks with fisheries biologist Danny Rinella (his big brother), along with Dirt Myth and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects Discussed: Salmon on the brain; artificial insemination of salmon; black mouth season; why dams are bad for fish; the slow and painful shrinkage of King salmon; Alaska's conservation mode; strengthening the relationship between Alaskans and salmon; eating dogs (salmon, that is...