Author Notes
I love smoked salmon but I wanted to have a glaze to go with it. I tried several different glaze and like the maple glaze the best. —David Spriggs
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Ingredients
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1 cup
maple syrup
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2 tablespoons
finely grated fresh ginger root
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4 tablespoons
fresh lemon juice
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1 1/2 teaspoons
minced garlic
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1
cedar plank
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2 1/2 pounds
center cut salmon fillet with skin
Directions
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1. Soak cedar plank in water for 30 minute.
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2. In a small heavy saucepan simmer maple syrup, gingerroot, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, soy sauce, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste until reduced to about 1 cup, about 30 minutes, and let cool. (Maple glaze may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring maple glaze to room temperature before proceeding.)
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3. Preheat grill to medium-high.
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4. In another small saucepan heat half of glaze over low heat until heated through to use as a sauce. Stir in remaining tablespoon lemon juice. Remove pan from heat and keep sauce warm, covered.
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5. Put salmon, skin side down, on cedar plank and brush with remaining glaze. Season salmon with salt and pepper and grill until just cooked through, about 12 minutes.
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6. Cut salmon crosswise into 6 pieces.
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