Honey Cured BBQ Salmon

Ingredients

Yield:

Serves 8

• • 1.5 kg salmon fillet, scaled with skin on (1 per serving)
  • 3 cups honey
  • 1 cup rice vinegar
  • Coarse cracked black pepper
  • Kosher salt
  • Chopped chervil
  • 1 pan apple wood chips, soaked for ½ hour and drained

Preparation

Difficulty:

medium

Time:

1 Hour

Total Time:

1 Day

1. • Season salmon with kosher salt.
   • Mix rice vinegar and honey until honey is dissolved, pour in a pan and lay salmon in, flesh side down.
   • Marinate overnight.
   • Drain off honey marinade and liberally sprinkle the flesh side of the fillet of salmon with cracked blacked pepper.
   • Heat up BBQ and turn to low.
   • Set pan of chips on top of BBQ elements or coals and allow it to get smokey.
   • Place salmon fillet, skin side down, on the grill.
   • Close the lid and cook for 15 –20 minutes, keeping the heat low and as much smoke as you can produce.
   • Remove from grill and sprinkle with chopped chervil.
   • Serve at once.