How To Make Smoked Salmon Chowder

Ingredients

• 16 oz red potatoes, quartered
• extra virgin olive oil
• Noble Saltworks Pecan Smoked Finishing Salt, to taste
• Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 cup yellow onion, small dice
• 1/2 cup celery, small dice
• 1/2 cup carrots, small dice
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp minced garlic
• 6 tbsp all purpose flour
• 3 cups vegetable stock
• 3 cups half and half
• 3 tbsp capers
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 8 oz cold smoked salmon, large dice
• 2 tsp Cattleman’s Grill California Tri-Tip Seasoning
• 1 tsp Flavolcano Hot Sauce