Haven't done a good head to head taste test in a while, but I was smoking salmon this weekend, and thought I'd give this a try.
So in this corner, we have the Mad Hunky salmon brine and cure.
In the opposite corner is the British Columbia Salmon Rub.
On the Mad Hunky, I mixed this per directions...3 TBS of this to 2 TBS of tender quick. It was pretty salty (Tender Quick does that IMHO), so I added 6 more TBS of Mad Hunky to tame the salt...I know, I deviated from the directions...I'm such a rebel.
The BC salmon rub is just a rub and not a brine / cure, so I wanted to even these out a bit. I applied the product to the salmon fillets.
Mad Hunky
BC Salmon Rub
I let them sit overnight and this is what they looked like.
Smoked them to 150° with some cherry smoke.
Served half of each fillet to me and Mrs. Engineer with some Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits and some steamed broccoli.
The results.
Mrs. Engineer did not know which was which, I only told her that we were doing a head to head taste test of the two different samples. Mrs. Engineer liked the color of the BC Salmon Rub better. Taste test, she thought the MH was too salty (I didn't). Both were delicious...but taste wise, the Mad Hunky was much more flavorful, and we unanimously agreed that it was simply better. I believe I can control the salt by not adding the tender quick and simply using this as a rub. It made for a much tastier end result...it was delicious. We both love smoked salmon and this was really really good. Once again Rich has a winner with the salmon gig.
So in this corner, we have the Mad Hunky salmon brine and cure.
In the opposite corner is the British Columbia Salmon Rub.
On the Mad Hunky, I mixed this per directions...3 TBS of this to 2 TBS of tender quick. It was pretty salty (Tender Quick does that IMHO), so I added 6 more TBS of Mad Hunky to tame the salt...I know, I deviated from the directions...I'm such a rebel.
The BC salmon rub is just a rub and not a brine / cure, so I wanted to even these out a bit. I applied the product to the salmon fillets.
Mad Hunky
BC Salmon Rub
I let them sit overnight and this is what they looked like.
Smoked them to 150° with some cherry smoke.
Served half of each fillet to me and Mrs. Engineer with some Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits and some steamed broccoli.
The results.
Mrs. Engineer did not know which was which, I only told her that we were doing a head to head taste test of the two different samples. Mrs. Engineer liked the color of the BC Salmon Rub better. Taste test, she thought the MH was too salty (I didn't). Both were delicious...but taste wise, the Mad Hunky was much more flavorful, and we unanimously agreed that it was simply better. I believe I can control the salt by not adding the tender quick and simply using this as a rub. It made for a much tastier end result...it was delicious. We both love smoked salmon and this was really really good. Once again Rich has a winner with the salmon gig.
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