Categories: fish, side dish, summer

Ingredients

• SUPERB SALMON
• 1 2- to 3-lb. salmon fillet
• 4 tbsp. or more Salmon Rub (below)
• Mayonnaise (optional)
• Charcoal
• Hardwood chips (optional)
• SALMON RUB
• 3 tbsp. kosher salt
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. light or dark brown sugar
• 2 tsp. ground black pepper
• 2 tsp. celery seed
• 2 tsp. paprika
• 2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. cayenne
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. chili powder
• 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp. ground fennel seed

Directions

1. Combine all the rub ingredients (the recipe makes 2/3 cup) and sprinkle several tablespoons on the flesh side of the fish, working it in with the back of a spoon. (Store the remaining rub in an airtight container.)

2. If the fillet is from a less oily variety, such as Atlantic, first coat it with a thin layer of mayonnaise. When your coals are ashed over, or with the gas grill at Medium, add a handful of soaked hardwood chips.

3. ace the fillet on a lightly oiled cooking rack skin-side down and close the grill. Do not turn the fish. Cooking time will vary anywhere from 15 minutes to 1 hour. The fish is done when the flesh separates into moist sections with a fork (don’t wait until it separates into dry flakes). Serves 4 to 6.

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