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
- Soak 2 cups of wood chips for 15 minutes.
- Pat salmon dry with paper towels- remove bones.
- Using heavy-duty aluminum foil, make four 7x5" trays.
- Using tip of knife, perforate bottom of each tray.
- Divide wood chips among trays.
Pre-heat Grill
- 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 6 to 8 ounces 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…
- Brush flesh side of salmon with mustard mixture
- Sprinkle with sugar mixture
Grill
- Pace salmon, skin-side down, on top of wood chips.
- Place foil trays with salmon over hot fire and grill, covered, until center of each fillet is still just translucent, about 10 minutes.
- Remove trays from grill.
- Slide metal spatula between skin and flesh of fish and transfer to platter.