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Campfire Salmon Cooked in Foil Packets

An easy, prep-ahead foil packets that can easily be cooked on the campfire.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 1 serving

Equipment

  • Aluminum foil

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Medium Sized Piece Salmon with skin
  • 1 Lemon
  • Pinch Salt
  • Pinch Black Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Start your campfire and get the wood or coals nice and hot.
  • Tear off two pieces of aluminum foil, and lay them on top of each other.
  • Take your piece of salmon and lay it in the aluminum foil skin side down. Cover with salt and pepper to taste (as much as you want) and then top with sliced pieces of lemon all over the meaty portion of the salmon.
  • Then, close up the aluminum foil completely so that there are no holes or leaks.
  • Take your foil packet and place in the fire. (We placed it directly on the hot "bed" or coal area.
  • This is where you'll need a meat thermometer to check that the salmon is cooked completely.
  • Once your foil packet is in the fire, flip it over every 8 minutes or so. It's hard to put a time limit on the time to cook in the fire because all campfire heats are so different.
  • Cooked for about 15 minutes then check to see if they are done. If you brought a thermometer, you can use that, or just pull one packet out and open it and see if it is flaky and done.
  • Let rest 5 minutes before serving

Notes

You will want to place your packets directly on the coals, not in or on the flames. 
What is really nice about these is that you can make them ahead of time and have them ready to cook. 
Keyword camp fire, camping, foil