Sweet& Spicy Maple Plank Salmon
Sweet& Spicy Maple Plank Salmon
Author: Natalie Fleischer, Hamden, CT
Ingredients
- 1 pound skinned salmon fillet
- 1 cedar plank
- ½ c. chopped shallots
- 2 Tbsp. Maple Syrup
- ¼ C. BBQ Sauce (Mesquite or Smoky flavor preferred)
- ½ Tbsp. red pepper flakes
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Stir together all sauce ingredients. pour over salmon fillet, cover with plastic wrap and marinate overnight.
- The next day: soak the cedar plank in water for 2--4 hours. Heat grill.
- Place the marinated salmon onto plank and pour half of the remaining marinade onto the salmon.
- Put the plank directly on the heated grill.
- Close the lid and cook as slowly as possible (roughly 25--30 minutes).
- Pour the remaining marinade over salmon halfway through cooking.
- Keep a water spray bottle on hand to diffuse and flames while grilling. Serves two people.