Hot Smoked Salmon on charcoal Weber kettle

Recipe video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bMBJZU8jOY

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Ingredients

• 1 Weber Kettle + Charcoal
• 4-6 Soaked wood sticks (different types of wood add different flavors)
• 1 Salmon side, typical 1-1,5 pounds
• 1 sheet of Tinfoil
• Regular Sucker
• Kosher Salt
• Spices you prefer (chili flakes, bbq or other to add flavor)

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Directions

1. Start preparing a bed of tin foil and place the salmon skin-side down
2. Sprinkle with a thick layer ad salt and sugar, and put it in the fridges for a couple of hours to remove moisture from the fish.
3. Rinse the salmon under cold water and tap it dry
4. Add a thin layer of sugar, salt, and spices to the fish and it ready to be smoked.
5. Weber Kettle fired up with a ½ tower charcoal distributed to one side, the soaked wood is being added on top, and smoke with start evolving after 5 min.
6. Put the Salmon on the tin foil bed on the opposite side of the charcoal
7. Close the kettle by likewise placing the venting on the opposite side of the charcoal to create an even flow of smoke across the fish,
8. 20 min after the fish will be ready, check by pressing on the thick side and the fish should react spongy when pressed (use a thermometer if you are unsure of that appetite)
9. Done, It's that easy and a super delicious dish :-)

bon appetit