| Plank cooking is a traditional Native America cooking | | | | an hour. This will help prevent the wood from |
| method that consists of cooking things like seafood, | | | | catching fire. If the wood does happen to catch fire |
| meat, vegetables, and fruit atop planks of cedar, | | | | while you are grilling, spray it with water to put out |
| maple, alder, and oak wood. By slowly roasting fresh | | | | the fire and continue grilling. |
| fish of game over an open flame, the natural oils and | | | | 3. Preheat the soaked plank by placing it directly on |
| moisture found in the wood gets infused into the | | | | the grill grates and closing the lid. In about 2 or 3 |
| food. The result is healthy foods with an aromatic | | | | minutes, the plank will start releasing a light smoke. |
| smoky flavor. In recent years, this method of | | | | This is perhaps the most important of these Alaska |
| cooking has become more and more popular among | | | | Seafood Plank Grilling Tips, since with the smoke |
| restaurant chefs and home cooks alike, and | | | | comes the flavor. For this reason it is essential that |
| nowadays pre-cut boards for grilling are widely | | | | you wait until you see the smoke to start grilling. |
| available online and in many specialty food stores. | | | | Then, turn the plank over and cook the fish on the |
| Plank cooking is a great technique to use when | | | | heated side. Maintain the light smoke throughout the |
| cooking Alaska seafood, such as nutritious and tasty | | | | duration, turning down the heat or moving the plank |
| salmon, which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Here are | | | | away from the coals as needed. |
| some Alaska Seafood Plank Grilling Tips for beginners | | | | 4. Since the objective to plank cooking is to heat up |
| to this method of cooking. | | | | the planks, not to burn them, use a barbecue with a |
| 1. Use a plank that is about 1 inch thick and wide | | | | lid, rather than an open grill. Try baking with planks in |
| enough to hold the fish you are going to grill. The | | | | your kitchen oven to make the planks last longer. |
| type of wood is not terribly important (though cedar | | | | 5. Keep in mind that your food will continue to cook a |
| is a popular choice), but regardless of the type of | | | | bit after the plank is taken off the grill, so you may |
| wood you decide to go with, be sure to use an | | | | want to remove the fish a little early to keep it from |
| untreated plank that is free of any chemical | | | | overcooking. |
| treatments. | | | | Follow these Alaska Seafood Plank Grilling Tips and |
| 2. Before grilling, soak the plank in water for at least | | | | enjoy fish like you've never tasted before. |