How To  Grill Salmon

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Cooked over an open fire, Nordic fire-grilled salmon is an elegant and captivating dish. See my step-by-step how to guide to set this up!

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Whether you are camping or grilling salmon on a charcoal barbecue, this unique salmon grilling method is going to be a game changer.

Gather the Ingredients

For the grilling planks set up: – grill or open campfire – grilling planks – craft wire – Drill

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Gather the Ingredients

For the grilled salmon: – 2 large salmon fillets, skin-on – salt – pepper – 8-10 potatoes – 250 ml cream – wild garlic or oregano

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Soak grilling planks in water for at least one hour.

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Fire up your charcoal barbecue or campfire, getting it to a high heat and an open flame.

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Using an electric drill, drill holes along the short edge of two grilling planks. The holes should be about double the diameter of your chosen craft wire.

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Pass wire through both grilling planks, tying them together - this should look like a spiral-bound notebook.

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Lay one salmon fillet along each grilling plank, facing each other (the two fish should be on the inside of a triangle created by the planks when they stand).

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Secure each piece of fish to its grilling plank using several rows of craft wire. Turn plank face-side down to ensure fish stays on.

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When the charcoals are red and burning, add smoker wood chips, this will release the aroma of the wood

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Stand grilling planks on top of barbeque or open flame campfire, creating the shape of a triangle.

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Let fish cook for 10-15 minutes, stoking the fire periodically to maintain a lively, strong flame.

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When fish has cooked to medium-well, remove from flame. Fish will continue cooking as it rests, so take care not to overcook.

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Remove fish from planks, and serve!

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Remove fish from planks, and serve!

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