Quick Hot Smoked Salmon
- 1 pound salmon fillet, all bones removed
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- Grilling wood chips, soaked
- This can be easily be done outside on a charcoal grill if it has a cover that can be pulled down.
- Just add the wood chips to the hot coals and place the seasoned fish on the grill which has been oiled.
- Place the fish not directly over the fire but rather cook over indirect heat to hot smoke efficiently.
- Pull the cover down and cooksmoke to desired doneness.
- For indoor cooking preheat the oven to 325 degrees and open windows wide.
- Place the soaked chips in the bottom of a heavy duty roasting pan.
- Season the fish with the salt, pepper and sugar.
- Put the fish, skin side down, on a roasting rack and place the rack into the pan with the chips on the bottom.
- Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil.
- Place the pan over the direct heat of the stove top and heat until the chips begin to emit a woodsy odor.
- Put the covered pan into the oven and hot smoke until done about 20 minutes.
- Serve with roasted new potatoes and creme fraiche and chives.
salmon fillet, salt, ground black pepper, dark brown sugar, wood chips
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/quick-hot-smoked-salmon-recipe.html (may not work)