Cedar Plank Salmon

[freightdog]

This is one of my favorites and quite comon in the northwest.
Aquire some Cedar cooking planks usually found @ better grocerey stores and online @ http://www.williams-sonoma.com/srch/name.cfm?imgs=1&words=cedar+grilling+planks&bnrid=5860001&cm_ven=Google&cm_cat=Search&cm_pla=Keyword&cm_ite=cedar%20grilling%20planks
Do a google search and find others.
Soak the plank in water for about 3 hours ( I use a 5 gallon bucket )
Sprinkle the plank with olive oil
Place the fillet on the plank skin side down and set on your grill.
Keep a spray bottle handy for flare ups
I season with lemon and black pepper to keep the smoky cedar taste but you may add what you want or follow the recipies on the packages that the planks come in.
Cooking times may be longer due to the plank absorbing much of the heat I usually cook indirectly but really hot.
Not a really unique or new recipie but I thought I'd share it.

[sharky]

I'm assuming you put the skin side down?

[freightdog]

Oops yeah I forgot skin side down. Ill edit the original

[sharky]

I've yet to buy a cedar plank. I'll have to do it and test this recipe out for my wife (I don't eat seafood!)

[Deuce]

I have the cedar but the weekend I wanted to try this recipe we couldn't find salmon fillets. We could find salmon steaks but not the fillets. Weird. I will try it as it sounds delicious.

[freightdog]

Salmon steak or fillet its good either way

[sharky]

I ear later and I am trying it out tonight! My wife wants it for mothers day. wish me luck!

[swamp smoker]

Hey Sharky

Your a seasoned pro buy now you should be able to handle it.Let us know if its hard or easy to cook. Oh yeah and most importantly if Momma approves ;)

See Yaa
Swamp Smoker

[sharky]

it turned out good. check the thread in the general forum for pics:-)