| on board a boat is a delight, and can create some | | | | Although any wood can be used, just make sure that |
| warm memories. Preparing meals aboard does not | | | | there are no chemicals on the lumber. |
| need to be canned tuna and sandwiches. Let me | | | | When ready, get the grill going, gas preferably. I |
| show you how to prepare a gourmet fish meal that | | | | use a Magma Catalina model gas grill on my boat so |
| will impress your guests aboard your yacht. Planked | | | | this article is written using that method. To keep |
| grilled fish fillets on board our trawler, the Patricia | | | | your fish fillets from sticking to the lumber, spray the |
| Ann; it is the talk of the town these days. | | | | lumber with olive oil. You’ll do no flipping or |
| Planked grilled fish or simply cooking on a wooden | | | | turning when plank fish fillets cooking. The fish is |
| board is a great experience; if you like the taste and | | | | cooked indirectly from the bottom up. Season the |
| smell of smoked fish, this method is for you. This | | | | fish fillets as you like, again check out my recipe |
| technique is great as it affords you real smoke for | | | | page. |
| flavor. This is especially good if you are broiling | | | | We all know that lumber burns. We are going to |
| salmon fillets, which are my favorite. As a matter | | | | place the wood plank with the fish on the lower grill |
| of fact, legend has it that this method to cooking on | | | | surface and set the control to high. If the board |
| a grill was discovered as a result of chef | | | | catches fire while you are cooking, not to worry, |
| experimentation. But I suppose you could cook | | | | it’s the way we want the plank with fish to |
| almost anything this way. I like to call this method | | | | cook. Spray it down with water to help extinguish |
| planked grilled fish. Salmon and Mahi prepared on | | | | the fire. Go ahead and let it ignite a little around the |
| cedar are my favorites. You can get the recipes for | | | | edges; the burning of the blackened plank is what |
| each of the fish fillets at our recipe page at Award | | | | produces the smoke that flavors the fish fillets. |
| Winning Boat Recipes. | | | | I always appropriate about fifty percent more food |
| So how do you go about it? To begin you will need | | | | planning time versus normal grilling when I am plank |
| to find some clean cedar lumber, Lowes and Home | | | | cooking. During the grilling time you can baste the |
| Depot have it in their lumber departments. But | | | | fish with seasonings if desired. |
| you’ll have to cut it into the correct sizes to | | | | When the fish fillet is done I transfer the fish fillets |
| use. Or you can also buy it prepacked for use at | | | | from the charred board with a spatula or you can |
| many national grocery chains or you may order online. | | | | just glide the fish fillets off onto a plate with a fork. |
| Usually I use cedar, but many other woods like alder | | | | Be sure to turn off your grill and let the burned plank |
| and cherry are available. Using a clean, untreated | | | | sit until the next day to permit it to cool before |
| piece of wood about one half inch thick and big | | | | disposal. |
| enough to support the fish fillets pieces, pre-soak the | | | | Plank grilling is really is a fantastic way to cook fish |
| wood in freah water for a few hours before use. I | | | | fillets. |
| like to use a piece about 6 x 6 for the 2 of us. | | | | |