Return of Da Dip: Dub Shack BBQ Presents Smoked Salmon Dip

With the game that predominantly matters for bragging rights comes a dip: You should know me well enough by now the game I am referring to is the Battle of the Ravine between HSU and OBU. 

INGREDIENTS

One salmon filet preferably skin-off 

Olive oil

Kosher salt

Black pepper

8 oz cream cheese

Dill*

Chives*

8 oz sour cream

Lemon juice 

Somehow I forgot the sour cream. Gotta make a quick jaunt to the store...

*In lieu of dill and chives, Fire and Smoke Society's Fish Monger can be substituted. In this application, we're only using the tail of the salmon filet. 

STEP ONE  Using everything we've learned about smoking meat and from past Tailgating For Everyone episodes, light your smokers to 225 degrees. If you so desire, use a light wood such as maple or pecan - or do without, I won't gripe. Season the filet with olive oil, salt, and pepper and smoke to 145 degrees. 

STEP TWO.

This step depends on the group size as my recipes can be scaled upward to fit your crowd. Using one softened block of cream cheese and 2 oz of pulled smoked salmon - please remove the skin, add the lemon juice, Fish Monger, and sour cream to the mix and stir to satisfaction. Serve immediately!

This concludes this season's Tailgating For Everyone series. Aside from the break I needed from my own self-imposed pressure of dropping something awesome weekly, this has been a solid campaign of working the pit and feeding my family and the meat list a number of uniquely tasty side - and main items. I'll leave a link to everything in a later post for future reference likely in a comprehensive end-of-the-year post before the actual 2022 in review one. Thanks for reading the stuff from this space and as I've mostly removed myself from the hot button cultural issues arena to maintain my family's privacy and the eternal pursuit of minding my own Black-ass business, I sincerely hope that barbecue alone has not bored you. As always, be blessed, be safe, be good to each other, and tell everyone that every day is a GREAT day for Dub Shack BBQ!