Article on a New Jersey BBQ-Brethren's Business

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Great write up on Brethren - daninnewjersey down at the Margate Farmer's Market, Congratulations to you Brother.....

http://www.philly.com/philly/column...ed-salmon-from-margates-bbq-pit-20170712.html

They say that barbecue is a regional thing. So it’s not really all that surprising that the hottest new thing in Margate’s barbecue scene is kippered smoked salmon. Of course, Downbeach BBQ’s Dan Greenberg, a chiropractor by trade and pitmaster by passion, also makes some serious dry-rubbed pork spare ribs in the converted propane-tank smoker that has been an aromatic fixture at Margate’s Thursday morning farmers’ market that sets up in season behind Steve & Cookie’s By the Bay.

But the neighborhood’s large Jewish contingent began asking for a local smoked-salmon fix, and after considerable experimentation, Greenberg has delivered some outstanding fish. No wonder he has been selling out his weekly 25-pound batch by 10:15 a.m. Unlike the cold-smoked variety most often found in stores, which has a glossy, uncooked texture, this fish is hot-smoked or “kippered” in a simple overnight cure, then slow-cooked at a low temperature in the warm mists of Jersey oak smoke. The resulting fish has a flaky, cooked consistency, but it’s still incredibly moist and luscious, with a lightly sweet and vividly smoky profile that is ready for its beach-side schmear.

— Craig LaBan
 
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Well done Dan. I use a similar process for Salmon and my family begs me to make it. Next time I'm making 25lbs and selling it to them!!
 
Congrats Dan!
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"The resulting fish has a flaky, cooked consistency, but it’s still incredibly moist and luscious, with a lightly sweet and vividly smoky profile that is ready for its beach-side schmear."

Want :hungry:
 
Thanks for all the kind words. Been super busy or I would have been on here a lot sooner. The farmer's market is going pretty well....ribs are selling well as is the salmon. The salmon is something I worked on all winter to get it where I wanted it to be.

The Craig Laban article was a big surprise. He bought some about a month ago and I had no idea. Got a phone call one evening and it was Craig. He did about a 20 minute interview. Nervous isn't nearly a strong enough word for how I felt during that call :biggrin1::biggrin1:

Anyway, I sell at the Margate Farmer's market every Thursday from
8:30 AM-noon. Last one is August 31 so if any of you would like to come by and say hi that would be awesome. Thanks again.....
 
Well done, Dan. :thumb:

I read the Inquirer and cringe when Craig Leban skewers an eatery. He can make or break you.
 
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