Grilled Salmon, Northwest Style
- 4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets or 1 1/2 lbs salmon fillets, rinsed and patted dry
- 4 teaspoons melted salted butter (for best flavor, do not substitute)
- 2 cups alder wood chips (or apple wood chips if you can't find the alder)
- In a bowl, cover wood chips with water.
- Ignite charcoal (25 per side for 22" Webber Grill) for indirect cooking.
- Let coals burn down until completely covered with gray ash.
- Using a double thickness of heavy-duty foil, make a boat big enough to hold the fish.
- Poke holes in the bottom of the foil so barbeque flavors can penetrate bottom of the fish.
- Lay salmon on foil, flesh side up.
- Drizzle filet (s) with melted butter, using all of it.
- When coals are ready, scatter drained wood chips on top of them.
- Place salmon on grill.
- Cover barbeque; close top dampers halfway, leave bottom dampers open.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes, until fish is done to your liking.
salmon, butter, chips
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grilled-salmon-northwest-style-93099 (may not work)