BBQ Salmon

Recipe modified from source: http://www.cookscountry.com/recipes/4374-bbq-wood-grilled-salmon

Description

Quick and easy salmon dish; nice smokey flavor with delightful BBQ notes. Serve with a crisp, fruity white wine.

Equipment

• Gas or wood burning grill
• Wood Chips; preferably cedar
• Heavy-duty aluminum foil

Pre-Prep

1. Soak 2 cups of wood chips for 15 minutes.
2. Pat salmon dry with paper towels- remove bones.
3. Using heavy-duty aluminum foil, make four 7x5" trays.
4. Using tip of knife, perforate bottom of each tray.
5. Divide wood chips among trays.

Pre-heat Grill

1. Pre-heat grill on high heat; clean, and prepare for searing meats.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 4 skin-on salmon fillets (each 170g to 227g (6 to 8 oz) and 1 1/4 inches thick)
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup

Preparation

In a small bowl, combine:

• Sugar
• Chili powder
• Cayenne pepper
• Salt
• Pepper

In another small bowl, combine:

• Mustard
• Maple syrup

Next…

1. Brush flesh side of salmon with mustard mixture
2. Sprinkle with sugar mixture

Grill

1. Pace salmon, skin-side down, on top of wood chips.
2. Place foil trays with salmon over hot fire and grill, covered, until center of each fillet is still just translucent, about 10 minutes.
3. Remove trays from grill.
4. Slide metal spatula between skin and flesh of fish and transfer to platter.