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Cedar Planked Salmon

Jul 19, 2015 15 min
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Cedar Planked Salmon
3.0 · 1 vote
Preparation Time
30 min to 1 hour
Difficulty
Moderately easy
Occasion
Dinner Party
Recipe Type
Dinner
Cuisine
Japanese cuisine

Where this recipe calls for lemon zest and rosemary, the native Coast Salish Indians on Vancouver Island would use grand-fir needles. Either way, the salmon takes on a light, smoky woodiness from grilling on a cedar plank, for a lovely pairing of earth and ocean.

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity Calories (kcal) Fat (g) Cholesterol (mg)
Untreated Cedar Planks
Untreated Cedar Planks
3 nos 338.64 9.84
Vegetable Oil
Vegetable Oil
0.33 cup 654.71 73.92
Rice Vinegar
Rice Vinegar
0.5 tablespoon
Sesame Oil
Sesame Oil
1 teaspoon 76.56 8.7
Soy Sauce
Soy Sauce
0.33 cup 43.76 0.03
Green Onion
Green Onion
0.25 cup 8 0.05
Ginger
Ginger
1 tablespoon 33.03
Garlic
Garlic
1 teaspoon 8.11 0.03
Smoked salmon
Smoked salmon
2 pound 1055.96 39
Total 2218.77 131.57 0

Preparation Method

  1. 01 Soak the cedar planks for at least 1 hour in Warm Water.
  2. 02 Soak longer if you have time.
  3. 03 In a shallow dish, stir together the Vegetable Oil, Rice Vinegar, Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce, Green Onion, Ginger, and Garlic.
  4. 04 Place the salmon fillets in the marinade and turn to coat.
  5. 05 Cover and marinate for at least 15 minutes, or up to one hour.
  6. 06 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat. Place the planks on the grate.
  7. 07 The boards are ready when they start to smoke and crackle just a little.
  8. 08 Place the salmon fillets onto the planks and discard the marinade.
  9. 09 Cover, and grill for about 20 minutes. Fish is done when you can flake it with a fork.
  10. 10 It will continue to cook after you remove it from the grill.

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