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Hickory
chips
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
3 tbsp. butter or margarine
4 cups herb-seasoned stuffing croutons
2 tbsp. snipped parley
1/2 tsp. salt
Dash pepper
1 8-lb. whole dressed salmon
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
Soak
hickory chips in enough water to cover about 1 hour before
grilling. Drain chips. In saucepan cook celery and onion
in the 3 tablespoons butter till tender. Pour over stuffing
croutons. Add parsley, lemon peel and juice, salt, and
pepper. Toss together till well combined. Spoon into cavity
of salmon, skewer or tie closed. In covered grill arrange
slow coals around edge of grill. Sprinkle some of the
dampened chips over coals. Center foil pan on grill, not
directly over coals. Place fish in foil pan. Close grill
hood. Grill till fish flakes easily when tested with fork,
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Brush fish occasionally with melted
butter. Sprinkle hickory chips over coals every 20 minutes.
Serves 10 to 12.
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