Planking the Salmon

thirdeye · 01-11-2007, 10:09 AM

I eat a lot of fish, but sometimes I forget just how much I like it until it is on the plate in front of me. I was cooking for one last night and decided to plank this salmon. Here are some before and after pictures.

big brother smoke · 01-11-2007, 10:14 AM

nice pics and I betcha nice eats!

Q_Egg · 01-11-2007, 10:21 AM

Hi Wayne ... looks terrific!! OTOH ... I did two separate salmon cooks on pieces of red cedar my neighbor gave me ... woodworking guy ... ~ 1" thick. Both cooks produced a strong and not-so-pleasing smoky flavor. I notice your hot fire .. mine was in the BGE ~ 350-375* and the bottom of the planks are a bit charred (soaked for some time prior). So many people really like the planked salmon flavor ... I wonder how mine could be so poor ??

sfisch · 01-11-2007, 10:21 AM

Is there skin on the bottom?

Scott

cmcadams · 01-11-2007, 11:15 AM

Looks yummy.. I'm going to do planked salmon for a cooking class coming up this spring, I think... it's easy and almost foolproof and always worth eating!

boatnut · 01-11-2007, 11:20 AM

Looks dang good! what kind of seasoning did you use? I have a couple of cedar planks that i've never used. Also have some steelhead in the freezer....might give it a try!
thanks,
Mike

Bigmista · 01-11-2007, 11:21 AM

I saw the title and thought, "Maybe this should be in woodpile?"

Leeper · 01-11-2007, 11:32 AM

Looks good.

How hot did you cook that? The fire in the photo looks pretty high.

we'll smoke u · 01-11-2007, 11:46 AM

I need to start makeing more fish. Looks good thirdeye

biffleg · 01-11-2007, 11:53 AM

The last ones we planked ... we used Grey Poupon and Brown Sugar ... Delicious!!!

bbqjoe · 01-11-2007, 12:06 PM

I use honey, rice wine vinegar, salt, garlic, black pepper, and a little cayenne.
Damit. I think the time is near..............

cmcadams · 01-11-2007, 12:45 PM

My favorite way is with muscovado sugar, salt and pepper.

Single Fin Smoker · 01-11-2007, 12:50 PM

What type of rub and plank is that?

Funny, because my wife got me a bunch of planks for christmas, cedar, alder, maple etc.

Did you do it over your gasser or smoker?

Roo-B-Q'N · 01-11-2007, 12:53 PM

Looks good Thirdeye, I am not much of a fish eater, esp salmon, but I love smoked salmon!

thirdeye · 01-11-2007, 01:02 PM

Tom, I really don't care for the taste of cedar either...that plank was alder, my favorite with salmon. About halfway through the cook, I dropped a small stick of cherry onto the coals. You want the plank to char on the bottom, just not burst into flame. I was going about 400° dome but had a 3" spacer ring in there to raise the grate.

sfisch, Yes there is skin on there. I painted the plank with peanut oil so it would not stick. You never turn the fish.

boatnut, the seasoming was a light coating of my salmon cure applied for only one hour and not rinsed off. Then I added some pepper blend.

1 cup kosher salt
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
½ teaspoon pulverized bay leaf

I like the sound of the seasonings mentioned by Curt and Joe too, especially the rice wine vinegar. That may make a nice dipping sauce with some soy....

01-11-2007, 10:09 AM	#1
thirdeye somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-14-06 Location: At home on the range in Wyoming	Planking the Salmon I eat a lot of fish, but sometimes I forget just how much I like it until it is on the plate in front of me. I was cooking for one last night and decided to plank this salmon. Here are some before and after pictures. __________________ ~thirdeye~ I Play With Fire and Smoke *Barbecuist ~ Charcuterist ~ KCBS Master Judge & CTC* Big Green Eggs, Big Drum Smokers, Big Chiefs, Weber Smokey Joe "Custom Tall Boy" Oil Patch Horizontal, SnS Deluxe Kettle Visit my Cookin' Site by clicking HERE Barbecue is not rocket surgery “The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it's hard to verify their authenticity” ~ Abraham Lincoln

01-11-2007, 10:14 AM	#2
big brother smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-06 Location: Ventura, CA	nice pics and I betcha nice eats! __________________ Peace and Smoke, BBS Powered by the West Coast Offense: Big Poppa Smokers and Simply Marvelous BBQ - "Walk with Us" My weapons: Humphrey's Smokers

01-11-2007, 10:21 AM	#3
Q_Egg is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-06-06 Location: St George, UT	Hi Wayne ... looks terrific!! OTOH ... I did two separate salmon cooks on pieces of red cedar my neighbor gave me ... woodworking guy ... ~ 1" thick. Both cooks produced a strong and not-so-pleasing smoky flavor. I notice your hot fire .. mine was in the BGE ~ 350-375* and the bottom of the planks are a bit charred (soaked for some time prior). So many people really like the planked salmon flavor ... I wonder how mine could be so poor ?? __________________ Tom B. [FONT=Garamond]aka tommy_bandera ---------------------------------- GMG_Daniel Boone _ pellets only Big Green Egg _ Large _ need high heat Broilmaster D3 'natural' gasser [I]CB Bandera .. hooked me Traeger Texas 075 spoiled me[/I][/FONT]

01-11-2007, 11:15 AM	#5
cmcadams Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-15-06 Location: Waynesville, Ohio	Looks yummy.. I'm going to do planked salmon for a cooking class coming up this spring, I think... it's easy and almost foolproof and always worth eating! __________________ Curt McAdams Livefire Blog Livefire Whisky CBJ, some comps, a few awards, Certified Artisan Steak Taster. XL Big Green Egg, Bubba Keg Convection Grill, Weber Kettle, Charbroil Infrared and mad livefire cooking skillz! :)

01-11-2007, 11:20 AM	#6
boatnut is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-22-05 Location: Ohio	Looks dang good! what kind of seasoning did you use? I have a couple of cedar planks that i've never used. Also have some steelhead in the freezer....might give it a try! thanks, Mike __________________ Mike GOSM smoker (gas) Masterbuilt (electric) Weber Kettle Weber Gasser (2) Weber WSM I'd rather have a bottle in front of me then a frontal lobotomy

01-11-2007, 10:21 AM	#4
sfisch is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-05-05 Location: Holly, Michigan	Is there skin on the bottom? Scott

01-11-2007, 11:21 AM	#7
Bigmista somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-24-04 Location: Long Beach, CA	I saw the title and thought, "Maybe this should be in woodpile?" __________________ Wait! Bigmista wrote a cookbook? Rec Tec RT-700 Bull Pitmaker Vault Remembering Scott

01-11-2007, 11:32 AM	#8
Leeper Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-25-05 Location: PDX	Looks good. How hot did you cook that? The fire in the photo looks pretty high. __________________ KCBS CBJ Traeger pellet 125 WSM x2 Weber Kettle Weber Summit Platinum D6 La Caja China #2

01-11-2007, 11:46 AM	#9
we'll smoke u is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 07-21-06 Location: Valley, Nebraska	I need to start makeing more fish. Looks good thirdeye __________________ Scott Burke www.wellsmokeubbq.com www.operationbbqmw.org KCBS MEMBER #24303 COUNTRY SMOKER 570 PELLET FEEDER ONE SMALL HOME MADE VERTICAL WEBER KETTLE GOLD 221/2 WEBER BABYQ

01-11-2007, 11:53 AM	#10
biffleg is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-16-05 Location: North Carolina	The last ones we planked ... we used Grey Poupon and Brown Sugar ... Delicious!!!

01-11-2007, 12:06 PM	#11
bbqjoe Banned Join Date: 01-16-06 Location: Wikieup Arizona	I use honey, rice wine vinegar, salt, garlic, black pepper, and a little cayenne. Damit. I think the time is near..............

01-11-2007, 12:45 PM	#12
cmcadams Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-15-06 Location: Waynesville, Ohio	My favorite way is with muscovado sugar, salt and pepper. __________________ Curt McAdams Livefire Blog Livefire Whisky CBJ, some comps, a few awards, Certified Artisan Steak Taster. XL Big Green Egg, Bubba Keg Convection Grill, Weber Kettle, Charbroil Infrared and mad livefire cooking skillz! :)

01-11-2007, 12:50 PM	#13
Single Fin Smoker is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-11-06 Location: Huntington Beach California	What type of rub and plank is that? Funny, because my wife got me a bunch of planks for christmas, cedar, alder, maple etc. Did you do it over your gasser or smoker? __________________ Sidartha translated: Every wish fullfilled Keiki Kai UDS(Norco II) WSM Webber Kettle True stainless kegerator w/cheap 1/2 barrel 10'6 EC single fin 10' Minchington 2-1 set up

01-11-2007, 12:53 PM	#14
Roo-B-Q'N is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-29-06 Location: Arlington, Nebraska	Looks good Thirdeye, I am not much of a fish eater, esp salmon, but I love smoked salmon! __________________ ________________ www.operationbbqmw.org KCBS CBJ 9831 Large Spicewine, Backwoods Smoker (Party), WSM, Oklahoma Joe's Offset, Wood Fired Oven

01-11-2007, 01:02 PM	#15
thirdeye somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-14-06 Location: At home on the range in Wyoming	Tom, I really don't care for the taste of cedar either...that plank was alder, my favorite with salmon. About halfway through the cook, I dropped a small stick of cherry onto the coals. You want the plank to char on the bottom, just not burst into flame. I was going about 400° dome but had a 3" spacer ring in there to raise the grate. sfisch, Yes there is skin on there. I painted the plank with peanut oil so it would not stick. You never turn the fish. boatnut, the seasoming was a light coating of my salmon cure applied for only one hour and not rinsed off. Then I added some pepper blend. 1 cup kosher salt 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground white pepper ½ teaspoon pulverized bay leaf I like the sound of the seasonings mentioned by Curt and Joe too, especially the rice wine vinegar. That may make a nice dipping sauce with some soy.... __________________ ~thirdeye~ I Play With Fire and Smoke *Barbecuist ~ Charcuterist ~ KCBS Master Judge & CTC* Big Green Eggs, Big Drum Smokers, Big Chiefs, Weber Smokey Joe "Custom Tall Boy" Oil Patch Horizontal, SnS Deluxe Kettle Visit my Cookin' Site by clicking HERE Barbecue is not rocket surgery “The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it's hard to verify their authenticity” ~ Abraham Lincoln