Ever wondered how the pros grill fish on a cedar plank? Let’s find out how to make this incredible delicacy at home, and learn how to achieve that smoked, and delicious flavour. Cedar is a popular wood for grilling, but you can also use other woods like alder and cherry.
What is cedar plank salmon?
One of the great things about cooking salmon is that you can cook it in a variety of ways. One of the most unique and delicious ways to cook salmon is to use cedar plank. This is where the salmon is cooked on the cedar plank instead of using a grill. Cedar planks come in all different sizes and thicknesses, which makes this an easy and versatile cooking method. You can cook a variety of fish on cedar plank including salmon, mackerel, halibut, trout and trout. You can even cook chicken or vegetables on cedar plank for dinner. While this doesn’t work with every kind of fish, it works with salmon perfectly.
Choosing your fish
If you are cooking salmon, you want to find a nice firm, fresh-tasting fish. The one that’s hard to find is the sockeye salmon, but it’s still worth looking for. Sockeye salmon has a mild flavor and rich orange color. The flesh is white and firm, and the skin should be firm and moist. If the fish is slippery, it may not be fresh. The skin should feel light to the touch. The sockeye salmon should have bright pink gills. It should also have a firm texture with no major veins. You can tell if the sockeye salmon is fresh by looking at the eyes. If the eyes are bright orange, they are still fresh. If they are clouded over, it is too old. The flesh of sockeye salmon should smell fishy and fresh, with a light scent. The flesh should be firm with no fishy odor.
How to cure fish
The quintessential flavour of seafood is the way it smells and tastes as it’s smoked. Salt, pepper, and smoke can be a bit of a challenge to get right if you’re not experienced in this part of the cooking process. Luckily, once you know how, it’s all really simple. The number one thing you need to remember is that you should always salt your fish on the outside and add that salt to the dry rub you’re using to flavor the fish.
What to do after you’ve done it
I really enjoyed cooking the cedar plank salmon on the grill. When I was thinking about cooking the salmon, I knew that I wanted to use the cedar planks to give the fish a unique flavor. After it was done cooking, I made sure to wash the planks off in the sink so that the planks didn’t get too wet, which might cause the planks to crack. Then, I wiped off the planks so that they wouldn’t get smudged. I wrapped the planks in foil and put them back into the oven to dry. Once they were dry, I put them in the refrigerator to let them dry for a few days.
How to do it
While grilling fish is a simple thing to do, grilling fish over cedar plank produces an amazing flavor. When using cedar planks, make sure to soak them in water for at least an hour prior to grilling. If you’re cooking fish on a stove, make sure to season it with salt, pepper and lemon. Also, don’t cook the fish for more than 15 minutes or it will become dry. When cooking fish on a grill, turn it after every 4 minutes. Cover it with aluminum foil when grilling and remove it after 10 minutes.
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