You are sitting around the campfire. The dry hardwood logs are reduced to glowing embers. On the windward side of the fire are four-foot-long cedar planks pointed at one end and driven into the earth.

maple bourbon glazed salmon filets with herbs - Kara Barrett/Mashed The process of cooking salmon on wooden planks has been practiced by Native Americans for centuries, particularly in the Pacific ...

SAN DIEGO — Salmon is one of my favorites. When people say to me, they don't know if they like salmon, I tell them to give this recipe a try and it usually wins them over. Be sure to soak the cedar ...

Putting a piece of wood over an open flame doesn’t sound like a cooking method—it sounds like a great way to start a bonfire. But in practice, cooking food on a wood plank over a grill can yield some ...

Grilling on a wood plank keeps food moist and gives it a mild, smoky flavor. Try it for fish, pork and beef. That's a message to keep in mind from Judith Fertig, award-winning cookbook writer and ...

Cooking salmon on a cedar plank is one of my favorite ways to prepare fish on the grill. It allows the delicate fish to be slowly cooked and smoked, even when you're using a gas grill instead of ...

Instructions: In bowl or container large enough to fit the planks fully submerged, add the brine ingredients and stir until fully dissolved. Add the cedar planks and fully submerge for 30 minutes.

American Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest have used the wooden plank to flavor foods since ancient times. Plank cooking imparts a smoky flavor to salmon cooked over an open fire. But planks can ...

The process of cooking salmon on wooden planks has been practiced by Native Americans for centuries, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, and with good reason. Once the water-soaked plank hits the ...