Alder Salmon Boats

[Don Cash]

We got this recipe from Cook's Illustrated Summer Grilling magazine. It's really good and pretty much foolproof.


Salt, pepper and sugar seasoned salmon over alder chips in the foil boats.

On about 15 minutes as hot as I could get the kettle.

Off.

Plated with some herbed quinoa and a salad dressed with apple cider, cranberry, walnut vinaigrette.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week!

 

[Griff]

Very interesting. I'm going to put that on the list. But I gotta ask, what kind of salmon? Also, were the alder chips soaked or dry?

 

[DaveG]

You're cooking up a storm lately. Nice looking plate.

 

[Tri Tip]

That's outstanding. Never seen it done that way!

 

[LarryWolfe]

Don, Don, Don, YOU are killing me! AWESOME!

 

[bbquzz]

Very nice Don!

 

[Don Cash]

Thanks everyone! I appreciate it.

I gotta ask, what kind of salmon? Also, were the alder chips soaked or dry?

Not sure what kind of salmon. My wife bought it from the grocery store...she didn't get it from a seafood store so it was nothing special.

The recipe calls for the chips to be soaked. Normally I don't soak my chips. This time my wife made the boats while I was in the shower. Following the recipe, she soaked them. The salmon is much better with dry chips, IMO. You'll notice in the "off" picture that the chips are unburned. Normally they are very charred. I think it was because the chips had been soaked.

 

[TimBear]

That looks really good

 

[BluzQue]

YUM!

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