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How to smoke salmon

Plate of BBQ smoked salmon fillets with salad and lemons

Overview

Smoked salmon is a great dish to start your smoking adventure if you're a beginner. Unlike other smoked dishes it doesn't take all day to cook, but just like other smoked dishes it does taste amazing!

Steps

  1. 1

    Smoked salmon

    Time:

    15 minutes, depending on size

    Ingredients: 

    • 4 x salmon fillets

    • Sea salt flakes to taste

    • 2 tbsp spice mix

    • 2 tbsp brown sugar

    • 4 x grilling planks

  2. 2

    Method

    Set the temperature

    Heat your BBQ to 200°C.

     

    Soak the wood planks

    Soak your wood planks in water to avoid them burning on the grill.

  3. 3

    Prepare the spice mix

    Mix together the spice mix and brown sugar in equal parts.

    Fillets of salmon on a plate next to bowls of spices
  4. 4

    Add the spice mix

    Coat the flesh side of the salmon with the combined spice mixture and rub to coat all of the flesh.

    Person holding a fillet of salmon coated in spices
  5. 5

    Sear the salmon

    Before you commence smoking, first sear your salmon with the skin side down for 5 minutes with the lid closed on your BBQ.

  6. 6

    Turn the salmon over

    Place the salmon flesh side down onto the grilling planks and place back onto the BBQ with the lid closed.

  7. 7

    Smoke the salmon

    Smoke the salmon for 10 minutes at 200°C or until cooked through.

    Fillets of salmon with charred skin on a grilling plank resting on a BBQ grill
  8. 8

    Time to eat

    Remove from the BBQ and serve.

    Fillets of salmon with charred skin on a serving board with corn cobs on a BBQ

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