Canadian Cedar Planked Salmon

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 untreated cedar planks
• 6 (4 ounce) salmon fillets
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 large red onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves
• 1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns, crushed

Recipe

• 1 submerge untreated cedar plank in water. soak approximately 12 hours, or overnight.
• 2 preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. place prepared plank on the grill, and sprinkle with coarse salt.
• 3 cover grill and heat plank 2 to 3 minutes, until dry. adjust grill temperature for medium low heat.
• 4 rub salmon filets with maple syrup. arrange on the plank.
• 5 top salmon with red onion,tarragon and black peppercorns.
• 6 barbecue with lid closed until a knife tip inserted in centre of fish comes out warm, 20 to 30 minutes depending on thickness of filet.
• 7 check fish occasionally during cooking.
• 8 if plank ignites, spray with water.
• 9 remove salmon from plank to dinner plates or a platter.
• 10 for an extra boost to the flavour soak add a bottle of beer to your water the last 2 hours of soaking.