Wine and Honey Salmon (on yet another cedar plank)
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Author Notes: OK I know I am a little redundant with this whole plank thing, but after talking to seafood_chef I really wanted to try a wine soaked plank. This is the last one, I promise!!! - aargersi
Serves 2
- 1 large bottle of cheap dry white wine
- 1 cedar plank (I used my trusty untreated cedar fence picket from Home Depot cut to size, we keep one in the garage for this purpose)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 sprigs marjoram
- 6 sprigs thyme (I used 1/2 lemon thyme and 1/2 regular thyme)
- juice and zest from 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- fresh ground pepper
- kosher salt
- 1 salmon filet - mine was about 6 0z because I was cooking just for one - adjust accordingly
- Soak your plank in the jug o white wine - I put it in a baking dish, poured the wine over and held it under with a heavy saucepan. It needs to soak for at least a couple hours.
- Blend together everything but the salmon - adding a few grinds of pepper - this is your basting liquid.
- Get the grill nice and hot. Lay your salmon skin side down on the plank, sprinkle with a couple grinds of pepper and a pinch of salt, and head out. Put it on the grill and brush with a good amount of the basting liquid, and close the lid. Let it grill for a few minutes, then check, brush with more liquid, cover, repeat. Keep this up until the salmon is cooked through, about 15 minutes on my grill but it depends on the plank, the size of your fish and your heat. the salmon will turn a pretty bronzed color - and you can peek in the thickest part to check for doneness.
- To serve, get a spatula and shimmy the salmon off of the skin (which will be stuck to the plank) - remove it to a plate, put some lemon wedges alongside, open some of Sasha's pinot noir and you are ready to eat!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Barbecue
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Use of Lemon, Thyme and a Grill
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Salmon
Tags: barbecue, barbecue, barbecue, dinner for two, Healthy, light, serves a crowd, smoky
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20 days ago lapadia
Yum...was looking for my comment from the past, oops! Better late than never :) Mouthwatering photo!
21 days ago dymnyno
I bet this smells wonderful when cooking!
25 days ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
Nice one! I knew you'd be the first one up for this week's theme. ;)
about 2 years ago Red8321
AB!!! This looks and sounds amazing!!!
almost 3 years ago Midge
Can't wait to try this. yum!
almost 3 years ago clintonhillbilly
Yum!
about 3 years ago monkeymom
Looks great! So, could you taste the wine? Did it make a big difference?
about 3 years ago aargersi
Abbie is a trusted source on General Cooking.
You know I think I could - not in a "winey" sense, but the smoke had a sweetness to it and was delicate on the fish ... or maybe it was just wishful thinking :-)
about 3 years ago healthierkitchen
Love the idea of using honey! I'm going to try the Home Depot planks. I'm guessing they're a whole lot cheaper than the ones you can buy in cooking stores. Can't reuse them though, can you?
about 3 years ago aargersi
Abbie is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Yeah - lots cheaper - a picket is I think $2.98 and you can get probably 6-8 fish sized sections out of it ... no re-using though and make sure you buy the untreated cedar!
about 3 years ago Loves Food Loves to Eat
This looks fantastic!
about 3 years ago aargersi
Abbie is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Thanks! I thought it came out pretty good :-)