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Norway, Camping

Foil-Baked Salmon and Potatoes

A Nordic-style camping dish of salmon and potatoes wrapped in foil and steam-baked over charcoal.

ServingsServes 2
Total cooking time30 min
DifficultyEasy

Method

  1. Slice the potatoes thinly, 3 mm thick. Thicker slices will cook more slowly than the salmon.

  2. Lay out 2 sheets of foil, doubled. Layer potato, onion, salmon, butter, lemon and dill, season with salt and pepper and seal tightly.

    Add in this stepAluminium foil (40 cm, double layer) 2Potatoes (thinly sliced) 200 gOnion (thinly sliced) 50 gSalmon fillets (150 g each) 2Butter 20 gLemon 1Dill to tasteSalt and pepper to taste

  3. Place on the grill over charcoal (medium heat) and cook for . Each parcel cooks on its own, so the time stays the same however many you make (up to 4 per grill).

    charcoal (medium heat)
  4. Take them off, leave for , then open carefully so the steam does not burn you.

Cook's tip

At home, bake in a 200°C oven for 20 minutes for the same result.

Cooking it at camp

The right charcoal heat is when you can hold your hand 10 cm above the grill for 5 to 6 seconds.