CEDAR PLANK SALMON
WITH BOURBON BIRCH
SYRUP GLAZE

1 12x7-inch cedar or alder plank soaked in water

1 cup birch syrup (maple syrup may be substituted)

1/2 cup bourbon

2 tablespoons butter

Pinch salt

1 1 1/2-pound salmon fillet

Soak the cedar plank in water for 2 hours before using it.

Preheat the grill to high.

Cook the syrup and bourbon together in a small saucepan until glaze consistency, slightly thicker than the syrup by itself. Add the butter and a pinch of salt. Keep warm.

Place the salmon on the wet cedar plank and place on a very hot grill. Close the grill and cook the salmon to medium, about 8 to 10 minutes. Don’t overcook or the salmon will be dry.

Ladle the glaze over the salmon and serve.

Makes 4 servings.