Sorry for the huge gap since my last post! lol. I knew it had been a while, but I didn’t realize it was almost 3 months! ooops! I had a few weeks of summer vacation in July that I had planned on using to have some down time from life, but I also had wanted to do some productive things and start some organizing in a few spaces so I could share on here. But I ended up with some sinus/allergy issues that would NOT go away, and felt exhausted every afternoon ( summer is a great time for napping outdoors anyway), and hey, I was on vacation after all 😉
After weeks of not feeling well, I gave in to my brothers advice (and talked to a pharmacist) and little did I know the wonders of the neti pot! (nasal rinse)!! Sometimes my brother IS smarter than I am 😉 Long story short, I’m still,for some reason not 100% improved but I am SO MUCH better and actually feel like I have some energy back!
After that paragraph of a bit too much gross info haha, I shall dive into one of my absolute favorite things to cook on the barbeque……
Maple glazed, cedar plank salmon! Now, I’m relatively new to using a barbeque. I was terrified I was going to do something wrong with the propane tank and cause an explosion. lol but it’s really not that scary. it’s been several years, and I’m now quite confident in my grilling skills!!
I start off by soaking the cedar plank (I buy mine usually at Costco) they come in a pack of 6 or 7 planks. I’ve also seen them at Canadian Tire as well. You need to soak the plank for several hours. The instructions are actually stamped onto these planks. It does say soak for 30 min. but I usually soak mine for a few hours.
I heat up the barbeque to just a low heat (200 or so). Then I place the salmon on the wet plank, and sprinkle some club house maple bacon seasoning on it.
After the grill has warmed up a bit, I actually shut off the middle burner (our barbeque has 3 burners), and I place the plank over the burner that is shut off. Now, I ask that you please be careful! You are putting a piece of wood, over essentially an open flame. So you do need to watch it closely and I always have water nearby to douse any flames. Even though the wood has been soaking, it doesn’t take long to dry out once on the grill, and it does catch fire pretty much every time, hence the need for close watch!
After the first 10ish minutes of cooking, I take a basting brush and slather on some maple syrup. And I do this every 5 or 10 minutes for the remainder of the cooking.
Now, I forgot to time exactly how long to cook for. But it’s usually 30-40 minutes. When it flakes easily its done.
And that’s it! No other fancy ingredients, and it ends up with a slightly crispy, mapley, smoked flavor. My husband who is not a huge fan of salmon loves this. When I questioned him, he said he’s not a big fan of salmon, but he loves maple syrup! Haha
The cedar plank is only good for one use, as you can see in the last photo. My mouth is watering just looking at this, and the smell is unbelievable!
HAPPY GRILLING!
And please be careful! 🙂
