Alaskan Party Hors d'oeuvres (buy, price, to eat)

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by alaskangrown

I'm thinking she means blueberry syrup, in which case....OMG delicious!

smoked salmon+fresh dill+lemon juice+ cream cheese+ black pepper = heaven

I see someone gets it But add a little homemade mayo to that and it'll be beyond divine.

[GrammasCabin]

Originally Posted by alaskangrown

I'm thinking she means blueberry syrup, in which case....OMG delicious!

smoked salmon+fresh dill+lemon juice+ cream cheese+ black pepper = heaven

No, she really does mean blueberry ketchup! This stuff is incredible on everything. With mayo in any kind of sandwich, to glaze a ham, with any meat, wild or otherwise,wild duck, meatloaf. The list is endless but my favorite is that one with cream cheese and smoked salmon on a ritz. I make blueberry everything, rake an average 50 gallons off the bushes around here every year. No reason you can't use domestic blueberries tho.
Here's how you make it:

Blueberry Ketchup
2 1/2 quarts blueberries
7 cups sugar
3 cups white vinegar
1 teaspoon allspice
2 teaspoons ground cloves

Use good spices, you're better off to buy whole and grind your own when you need it.

Mix it all up in a pot, bring to a boil then turn it down to a simmer for about 2 hours. Or put it on back of the woodstove and check on it every now & then, stir it once in a while.

You can pour it in pint jars & waterbath 15 minutes to keep it indefinitely but it'll last a couple months in the frige. You'll never buy that icky red stuff again and blueberries are SO good for you!
Love, Gramma

[blueflames50]

Thanks Grandma Jeannette!! that got copied into word and saved off into the recipe folder and a printed copy for the my binder cookbook!!! I have a bunch of blueberries in the freezer ummmm...now just gotta find the time!!

[Metlakatla]

Yum, thanks. I'm guessing it works well using huckleberries too.

[Grannysroost]

Originally Posted by GrammasCabin

No, she really does mean blueberry ketchup! This stuff is incredible on everything. With mayo in any kind of sandwich, to glaze a ham, with any meat, wild or otherwise,wild duck, meatloaf. The list is endless but my favorite is that one with cream cheese and smoked salmon on a ritz. I make blueberry everything, rake an average 50 gallons off the bushes around here every year. No reason you can't use domestic blueberries tho.
Here's how you make it:

Blueberry Ketchup
2 1/2 quarts blueberries
7 cups sugar
3 cups white vinegar
1 teaspoon allspice
2 teaspoons ground cloves

Use good spices, you're better off to buy whole and grind your own when you need it.

Mix it all up in a pot, bring to a boil then turn it down to a simmer for about 2 hours. Or put it on back of the woodstove and check on it every now & then, stir it once in a while.

You can pour it in pint jars & waterbath 15 minutes to keep it indefinitely but it'll last a couple months in the frige. You'll never buy that icky red stuff again and blueberries are SO good for you!
Love, Gramma

I am going to try this...I've had cranberry ketchup, but not blueberry...I think would be yummy with grilled salmon...now how about a blueberry bbq sauce?

[Metlakatla]

You can also take berry juice, mix it with a bit of fireweed honey and lemon to make a glaze and brush it onto the salmon prior to grilling or baking in foil. The blueberry ketchup sounds so yum though that I'm going to be trying it this weekend when the Prince of Wales visits

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by RamblinRoseRanch

Blueberry ketchup? Hmmmm.......do tell. Trader Joes has smoked salmon on sale this week..... (don't laugh, dang it. I'm in NM. We have fresh chiles, not seafood. As a matter of fact, when someone ordered sushi last week at the Japanese restaurant, I shuddered.)

How about a "New Mexico / Alaskan" fusion dish?

Smoked Alaskan Salmon Santa Fe Cheesecake
2 cups of crushed tortilla strips
4 tablespoons of butter, melted
16 ounces of cream cheese
8 ounces of smoked Alaskan salmon
2 eggs
2 cups of sour cream
3 fresh jalapeño peppers
1 fresh poblano pepper
2 fresh anaheim peppers
3 fresh fresno peppers (1 green, 2 red)
1 fresh orange or yellow bell pepper
3 green scallions

Preheat the oven to 350°F

Mix the crushed tortilla chips with the melted butter and spread the tortilla mixture evenly across the bottom of a spring-form cheesecake pan. Bake for 15 minutes until the chips start to turn slightly brown.

Beat the cream cheese with one cup of sour cream and the eggs until smooth. Add the smoked salmon and mix together well.

Remove the seeds and pith of one jalapeño and one red fresno pepper, and dice. Add the diced peppers to the cheesecake mixture, and mix together well.

Spread the mixture evenly over the tortilla crust and bake for 45 minutes. In order to test to see if it is done, insert a clean knife into the center of the cheesecake and if it is still clean when removed, the cheesecake is done. If the cheesecake mixture still clings to the knife after it is removed, cook for another 10 minutes and then test again.

Set the cooked cheesecake on a wire rack (do not remove from the spring-form pan) until room temperature (approximately 1 hour).

After the cheesecake has cooled, spread the remaining one cup of sour cream evenly over the cheesecake, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

Set aside one of the better looking red fresno peppers for a garnish. Just a few hours before serving, remove the seeds and pith from the remaining peppers and dice. Slice the green scallions. Sprinkle the diced peppers and scallions evenly across the cheesecake, and place the red fresno pepper you have been saving in the center.

The peppers smell and taste their best if eaten soon after being diced. Serve with beer and chips.


Good stuff!

NOTE: Despite all the peppers, this is not a hot (or even spicy) dish. All the heat in the peppers are contained in the seeds and the pith of the pepper, which are removed. Without the seeds and pith, the peppers taste very fresh and very mild. Make sure you wash your hands after dicing the peppers.

[RamblinRoseRanch]

Hmmm.. that DOES sound interesting. I'm laughing ruefully at the wash your hands comment. Ever seen what a bushel of freshly roasted green chiles can do to your hands after chopping? I cheat and wear gloves and use kitchen shears!

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by RamblinRoseRanch

Hmmm.. that DOES sound interesting. I'm laughing ruefully at the wash your hands comment. Ever seen what a bushel of freshly roasted green chiles can do to your hands after chopping? I cheat and wear gloves and use kitchen shears!

That isn't cheating, that is just being prudent. I just wanted to warn those who were unfamiliar with handling peppers, before they made a mistake like rubbing their eyes, nose, or mouth before they wash their hands.

[blueflames50]

Originally Posted by Glitch

That isn't cheating, that is just being prudent. I just wanted to warn those who were unfamiliar with handling peppers, before they made a mistake like rubbing their eyes, nose, or mouth before they wash their hands.

I was head line chef in a Cajun Restaurant and for some reason just thought everyone knew to wash their hands after prepping hot peppers welllll....one poor guy went to use the bathroom and.....needless to say we ran 4 hours one person short on the line!!