Grill-Smoked Salmon

Name: Grill-Smoked Salmon
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, sugar; 1 tablespoon, kosher salt; 6 (6- to 8-ounce), center-cut skin-on salmon fillets; 2 , wood chunks soaked in water for 30 minutes and drained (if using charcoal); 2 cups, wood chips, half of chips soaked in water for 15 minutes and drained (if using gas)

Main Courses
Fish & Seafood
Grilling & Barbecue

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2012, America's Test Kitchen TV

There’s more to smoked salmon than the thin, glossy slices stacked on bagels. With a little time—and a sweet touch—we produced silky, smoky dinnertime fillets.

SERVES 6

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 1 hour salting

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