Wood-Roasted Salmon with Ginger, Mustard, Soy and Brown Sugar

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Ingredients	Amount
Salmon fillet, skin on, bones and scales removed	1 ea.
Cedar or oak plank, untreated, cut 8-inches wide by 2 ½-feet
Ginger, minced	1 ½ Tbsp.
Dry mustard	¼ cup
Salt	1 Tbsp.
Kikkoman Soy Sauce	2 Tbsp.
Brown sugar	¼ cup
Black pepper, coarsely cracked	½ Tbsp.
Limes, more as needed	2 ea.

Method

Note: Cook this dish only in a well-vented kitchen or it will smoke.

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Place salmon on a platter and score fillet surface into deep 1-inch diamonds stopping short of the skin.

3. Combine ginger, mustard, salt, soy sauce, sugar and pepper together to form a paste. Spread paste over salmon.

4. Place board on a baking tray and transfer to oven until lightly smoldering, about 20 minutes. Remove board and place salmon on top. Return back into oven and bake until salmon is cooked throughout, glazed and lightly browned, about 20 - 25 minutes.

5. Serve on the board garnished with wedges of lime.

Yield: 6 portions

Source: © The Culinary Institute of America