Chef Altaf Goolab is the chef at Smiley O'neal's Irish Pub

• 6 oz. Salmon Fillet
• 2 oz. Teriyaki sauce
• 2 oz. Sweet chilli sauce
• 10 oz. Garlic Puree
• 0.5 oz. Red wine
• 0.5 oz. White wine
• 3 bundles baby bok choy
• 1 pinch Salt & pepper
• 1 pinch Sesame seeds (white)
• 1 splash Lemon juice
• 2 oz. Chicken stock
• 8 oz. Rice (uncooked)
• 16 oz. Water
• 1 can Mandarin oranges
• 6 Fresh strawberries
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 0.5 Red onion
• 0.5 bundle cilantro

Method

Salmon & Sauce : In sautee pan, combine teriyaki sauce, sweet chili sauce, garlic puree, red wine, sesame seeds. Add salmon and cook in sauce on low for 5 minutes or until cooked.

Rice pilaf: In sauce pan, combine chicken stock with rice and water. Cook until water is evaporated, and rice is soft.

Fruit Salsa: Dice Mandarin oranges, strawberries, cilantro and red onions. Add sugar and lemon juice, and mix everything together. Let it sit for 15 min.

Bok Choy: Cut bok choy into halves and cook with white wine, salt, pepper, and garlic. Make sure not to overcook.

Serving: Place rice pilaf in middle of plate. Arrange baby bok choy around rice. Lay salmon fillet on bed of rice. Top salmon fillet with fruit salsa.

Smiley O'neal's Irish Pub
911 Pender Street West
Vancouver, BC.
Telephone: 604-662-8866
Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-12pm
Fri-Sat 11am-1am
Sun 11am-11pm

TAKING A FRESH LOOK AT SALMON

Farming the Seas

A relative newcomer among BC resource-based industries, the salmon-farming sector is becoming a vital part of the local economy in many coastal communities. Salmon farming is much like any other form of livestock farming--except it is at sea rather than on land. People have tended aquatic plants and animals for thousands of years. However, it has only been in the last several decades that aquaculture (aquatic agriculture) has expanded in scale and diversified into many new species and technologies. This provides us with an ever-increasing share of the fish, shellfish and marine plants that reach our dinner plate.

Salmon farming is one of the newest and fastest growing types of aquaculture. The demand for healthy seafood is increasing, so salmon farmers are helping to meet it with high-quality, fresh products that are available year-round.

About 80 percent of salmon raised are Atlantic salmon since they are well suited to life on the farm and grow well. The rest of the BC stock are Pacific salmon, primarily Chinook and Coho.

Salmon farmers call their crop a "year class". Each year, farmers choose broodstock to provide eggs to start a new year class; only the best are used to ensure each year class gets a healthy start.

At the hatchery, salmon eggs are incubated until hatched. Once the young salmon are born, they are nurtured at a fresh-water hatchery for up to nine months. The salmon are then transferred to a salt-water farm where they are raised in netted pens for an additional 14 to 20 months. The pens are on average 65 to 80 feet deep, allowing the salmon to swim at a depth where the water temperature is most comfortable. When it's time to harvest the salmon, they are transported live to a processing centre, and are usually delivered to market within two days.

Within the last 20 years, the salmon farming industry in British Columbia has grown to be the province's largest agricultural exporter, and a significant contributor to coastal community economies. Today, the industry accounts for about 15 percent of BC's total agricultural production, and hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity.

Salmon farming employs over 4,000 people in a wide range of well-paying jobs. More than 90 percent of these jobs are located in coastal communities. The majority of these jobs are year-round, full-time positions, which are a tremendous benefit to regions where other industries have declined. About 90 percent of salmon farming supplies and services are purchased locally.

Global demand for salmon continues to increase because salmon is proven as an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are important in preventing heart disease, reducing the risk of cancer, as well as lowering cholesterol levels. The BC salmon farming industry provides a healthy food choice and a healthy economy.

DID YOU KNOW

• The demand for salmon is growing as people understand the health benefits of eating fatty fish.
• People want to eat fresh salmon. Only farming can provide a year-round supply of fresh salmon at moderate prices.
• Atlantic salmon are the species of choice to farm because they make better use of feed, and are more adaptable to farming techniques than other species.
• There is not enough farming land to fill the long-term demand for food. We need to look to the sea for solutions.