Plank Smoked Salmon & Sweet Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

bourbon

🥗Healthier: apple cider

💰Cheaper: whiskey

Apple cider provides a fruity flavor without the alcohol.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

salmon fillet

🥗Healthier: trout

💰Cheaper: tilapia

Trout is a healthier alternative with similar flavor.

ketchup

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: store-bought tomato sauce

Homemade sauce can reduce preservatives.

Make the barbecue sauce by combining 125 ml ketchup, 50 ml honey, 50 ml maple syrup, 75 ml Worcestershire sauce, 50 ml bourbon, 50 ml apple juice, a pinch of chili powder, and a pinch of salt in a saucepan.

Bring the sauce to a boil and let it reduce by half.

Prepare the barbecue by setting it to half direct and half indirect heat.

Soak the cedar planks for 2 hours before cooking.

Place the salmon on the soaked cedar planks and season with a barbecue rub.

Place the cedar planks over direct heat to smoke the salmon.

Lower the grill grate to produce plenty of smoke.

When the salmon is almost fully cooked, move it over to indirect heat and brush on the barbecue sauce.

Let it sit over indirect heat until fully cooked.

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