Salmon Rillettes | Edible Bozeman

Ingredients

• 8 ounces fresh salmon fillet
• 1 tablespoon gin or Pernod (Kintla Peak Gin from Whitefish Handcrafted Spirits is a great one!)
• ½ cup white wine
• ½ cup water
• 2 shallots—1 peeled and split (or use ¼ onion or a small spring onion) and 1 minced then rinsed and patted dry on a paper towel (about 2 tablespoons)
• 1 big strip of lemon zest
• 5 black peppercorns
• 5 coriander seeds
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 3–5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 2–4 ounces smoked salmon, optional (make sure you really like the flavor)
• Zest and juice from a fresh lemon
• ¼ teaspoon crushed pink peppercorns or red chile flakes