How To Cook Salmon On Bbq Hot Plate
First add some cooking oil to a pan.
How to cook salmon on bbq hot plate. On the hot plate cook your salmon flesh side down for 4 minutes. In this easy cooking video i cook some salmon on my stove top cast iron grill. Apply a drizzle of oil over the salt.
Reduce heat to medium. Cooking time may vary with size and thickness of salmon. Check the salmon for bones and remove any found.
Salmon is both firm and tender and does not release a lot of juices when cooking so it s not necessary to contain it within the high sides of a skillet. If your salmon is slightly thicker cook for an extra 1 2 minutes. Once the oil begins to smoke the grill is ready.
Preheat the bbq to a medium heat cook one side until starting to crisp about 5 minutes. Once the grill is hot clean the grates with a stainless steel grill brush to get a fresh cooking surface. Whether you re using a gas or charcoal barbecue wait until it s completely heated to start cooking your fish.
Brush the top fleshy side of your salmon with the soy glaze. Place the salmon at an angle over direct high heat with the flesh side of the salmon on the grates as pictured below. If you put fish on a warm grill it ll stick so you want the grill to be very hot.
If you re using a charcoal grill wait until the charcoal turns grey which indicates it s nice and hot. Turn the salmon over and turn off the hotplate the residual heat will be enough to complete the cooking. For regular salmon fillet that is about 1 1 2 inches in thickness it takes about 3 minutes to cook on each side.