Many thanks to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute for providing the
recipes in this collection!  The recipes were published by ASMI in three
booklets:

      * Light & Lively Recipes
      * On the Wild Side - Alaska Canned Salmon Recipes
      * The Alaska Seafood Cookbook

Every recipe in this archive (along with pictures and a lot more
information) can be found on the ASMI web site:

      http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/COMMERCE/asmihp.htm

These recipes are copyrighted material and are reprinted with permission
from Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.

If you have any questions about Alaska seafood write to ASMI at:

        Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
        1111 West 8th Street, Suite 100
        Juneau, Alaska   99801-1895

        Email:  alaska_seafood%commerce@state.ak.us

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Background on: The Alaska Seafood Cookbook

Alaska, the "last frontier" is rich in many resources, the largest of 
these being seafood. Each year nearly four billion pounds of 
delicacies are harvested from the clear icy waters that surround the 
State. Salmon, shrimp, halibut, pollock, and king crab are just a few 
of the varieties of seafood that Alaska shares with consumers world 
wide.

This cookbook, a collection of treasured family secrets, is one of the 
ways Alaskans promote the seafood bounty that is harvested from 
our waters. The cookbook is divided into four sections:

 * Gourmet - Extraordinarily fine food in flavor and appearance.

 * Fast and Fancy - Quick to create but looks fancy on the plate.

 * Galley - Dishes that can be prepared in advance.

 * Jr. Seafood - Simple dishes that a young cook could prepare, or help
   to prepare.

Over the summer of 1986 Alaskans were asked to bring their 
favorite seafood dishes to contests held during regional State fairs. 
Recipes were judged on several characteristics including appearance, 
taste, and the creative use of Alaska seafood. Mail in entries were 
also accepted. In the fall, the recipes were tested and reevaluated in 
five Home Economics classes around the State. The recipes 
presented here give a small sample of how Alaskans prepare their 
seafood.

The artwork chosen for the cookbook was selected from over 50 
original line art drawings. The artwork was submitted in a statewide 
contest held this fall within the high schools.

The Good News About
Seafood Nutrition...

Nutritionists now recommend eating two or more seafood meals a 
week. One reason for this is linked to the type and amount of fat 
found in fish and shellfish. Omega-3 fatty acids, one of the 
components of fat in seafood, appear to help lower blood cholesterol 
in people and therefore may help reduce the risk of heart disease.

Virtually all seafood is low in fat. And the fats that are in seafood are 
largely polyunsaturated, the type considered most beneficial for heart 
health. Fish with higher fat content, such as salmon, tend to have 
higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids than lower-fat fish.


FAST 'N FANCY: Extraordinarily fine food in flavor and appearance.

  SMOKED SALMON CAPER SPREAD
  MENDENHALL CRAB PUFFS
  CREOLE HALIBUT BITS
  HALIBUT DELIGHT
  CURRY HALIBUT STROGANOFF
  ELEGANT BAKED SNAPPER
  HALIBUT BROCCOLI PIE
  SALMON ITALIANNE
  FRESH HALIBUT BAKED WITH SMOKED SALMON
  JAMBALAYA ALASKAN-STYLE
  HALIBUT ITALIANO
  SWEET & SOUR HALIBUT
  POOR MAN'S HALIBUT THERMIDOR
  HALIBUT BAKED WITH HERBS


GALLEY: Dishes that can be prepared in advance.

  LUCY'S SALMON SOUP
  SALMON CREOLE
  HALIBUT SOUP
  OVEN BARBEQUED SALMON
  SEAFOOD STUFFED POTATOES
  CRUSTLESS SEAFOOD QUICHE
  SIMPLE SALMON CHOWDER


GOURMET: Quick to create but looks fancy on the plate.

  OCTOPUS TIDBITS
  CRAB SALAD
  CRAB STUFFED MUSHROOMS
  SALMON TURNOVERS/PUFFS
  SALMON STUFFED MUSHROOMS
  SITKA SOUND BOUILLABAISSE
  HALIBUT WITH MUSHROOM & SHRIMP SAUCE
  SMOKED HALIBUT IN HERB BUTTER
  HALIBUT DOMENICA
  FISH IN A FISH
  CRAB CALZONE
  SWEET-SOUR ALASKAN HALIBUT
  SALMON SCAMPI WITH WINE
  SEAFOOD SOUFFLE CASSEROLE
  SALMON STEAK EN PAPILLOTE


JR. SEAFOOD: Simple dishes that a young cook could prepare,
             or help to prepare.

  SALMON WON TONS
  SMOKED SALMON CHEESEBALL
  SALMON DEVILED EGGS
  SALMON VEGETABLE DIP
  SALMON MACARONI SALAD
  ALASKA SEAFOOD PIZZA
  CHEESE NUT HALIBUT


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