Pepper-Honey Cedar Plank Salmon

By Suej

Ingredients

• 5/8 (12inch) untreated cedar planks
• 1 Tbs. and 1 tps. pineapple juice
• 1 Tbs. and 2 1/4 tps. soy sauce
• 2 tps. white vinegar
• 2 tps. lemon juice
• 1 tps. olive oil
• 1/4 honey
• 1 Tbs. and 1 tps. packed brown sugar
• 1/4 tps. ground black pepper
• 1/8 cayenne pepper
• 1/8 tps. paprika
• 1/8 tps. garlic powder
• 2 (6ounce) skinless, boneless salmon
• 3/8 pinch salt and pepper to taste

Details

Servings 2
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

Soak the cedar planks in warm water for 1 to 2 hours. Add a splash of bourbon to the water if desired.

Bring the pineapple juice, soy sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, and honey to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-loow and stir in the sugar, 1tps. black pepper, cayenne papper, paprika, and garlic powder. Simmer. stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reduced toa syrupy consistency, about 15 minutes. Set the sauce aside.

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat. Place the planks on the grate. They are ready to cook on when they start to smoke and crackle just a little.

Season the salmon with a light sprinkling of salt and pepper. Place the fillets onto the smoking cedar planks, close the lid of the grill, and cook for 10 minutes. Spoon a small amount of the sauce over the salmon fillets, and continue cooking until the fish turns opaque in the center, about 5 minutes more. Serve with the remaining sauce.