salmon jerky~

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Indigenous folks of western alsaka(yupik clan) town of Quinhagak are stock piling winter grub already,buddy sent me some pic's of s artifact dig he's on with his daugther,what a great experience,finding hand crafted items outof wood and ivory some dated from the 14th century.

All old school in this small town,very little amedities but having a blast,one shower in town which is just a hose...haha.

Salmon jerky.



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some of the bounty they uncovered.~

 

[Rowdie]

I can't open attached photo, but would very much like to see what they found.

 

[PrairieGhost]

I have eaten salmon jerky. Everyone was saying how good it was. If I use my imagination I would guess licking a pike would taste much the same. Yuk.

 

[guywhofishes]

they did it wrong - I have too

squaw candy style is amazing but it’s
no easy peasy to do it right

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the folks in the pic obviously know their salmon

I can make great smoked salmon but salmon jerky is mysterious

 

[SlamminSalmon]

My first batch was great. But I have not been able to reproduce the same results.

 

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Couple more pics of artifacts found~

 

[guywhofishes]

My first batch was great. But I have not been able to reproduce the same results.

yep - it's maddeningly difficult for me too

just don't do it nearly enough to get dialed in

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holy cow those artifacts are amazing

where are they going?

 

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More~

Ivory fishing lures were likely used to fish through the ice. The lure holes would have been filled with mica to give the lure flash. They are over 400 years old.



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A year ago, when I had this crazy idea of taking my 14-year-old on this Alaskan adventure to one of the most remote regions in the U.S,
I really didn’t know how it would go. I suspect parts have been hard for the kid — the insects and the primitive bathrooms, for instance — but she has been a real trooper and we’ve learned a lot. Thanks to everyone who helped us make this trip a reality. Not many kids get to learn about this part of America



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They tell me thall the wood they find has been perserved by perma frost.

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One more~

 

[PrairieGhost]

they did it wrong - I have too

squaw candy style is amazing but it’s
no easy peasy to do it right



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the folks in the pic obviously know their salmon

I can make great smoked salmon but salmon jerky is mysterious

I would guess they didn't do it wrong. This was a company in Alaska that turns out thousands of pounds of salmon jerky. The crap was $32 a pound. My taste buds were set for a big treat, then I bit into it. What a disappointment. I thought the same thing as you so at another place with free samples I gathered the intestinal fortitude to try another taste. My taste buds revolted and sent a message to my intestines not to eat this crap. I have eaten salmon raw on some type of Scotch eggs benedict and went back for seconds. Not the jerky.

 

[guywhofishes]

wow, you sure got unlucky

 

[Sum1]

Even smoked salmon can vary greatly. It’s definitely not all good, in fact far from it. I’m my experience there is only one place in Bis/man that has it perfected.

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It can either be so good you can’t stop eating it or make your guts turn.

 

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As far as smoking salmon,today me fav is atlantic salmon and better yet is steelhead (lake run rainlows) reason is the meat is more firm,even chinooks(kings) the fillets are so thick they tend to get mushy,we cut long strips length wise for jerky 2"x 2" and 3-4hrs of 165deg smoke the strips shrink and make perfect jerky.Crank the heat up for more firm meat.

Also the brine,kosher salt/dk brown sugar 12 to 24hrs,then some secret rub,smoke over maplewood for 4-5 hrs,brush a mix of melted brown sugar and maple syrup the last hour or so,let the racks cool to room temp before ya eat and better yet the smoke flavor really comes out after the fish is chilled.

 

[AR-15]

Soy Sauce, Molasses, black pepper, some liquid Smoke and Dehydrate at about 145* until chewy, it's all trail and error

 

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So,this bio my friend started is quite interesting and has great detail and many more pics,he tells me this dig and others along the west coast of alaska will soon be under water as the bering sea keeps rising this 400 year old sod house they're digging through might have seen its last summer of dry land.

 

[guywhofishes]

the sea rise is quite slow (0.125 inches per year)

Maybe it's subsidence or erosion issues?