Fishermans Grilled Trout Recipes

WHOLE GRILLED TROUT

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Rub each trout generously with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt; sprinkle inside of cavities with salt and black pepper. Place half the lemon and onion slices into cavity of each trout, along with minced garlic, and place a sprig of rosemary and thyme into cavities.
• Turn preheated grill down to low and place the trout directly onto the grill; cook until flesh flakes easily and the skins are browned, 6 to 7 minutes per side, flipping once.

BARBECUED TROUT

Steps:

• Combine the soy sauce, ketchup, lemon juice, oil and rosemary; pour two-thirds of marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add fish. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate bag for 1 hour, turning once. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting. , Drain and discard marinade. Place fish in a single layer in a well-greased hinged wire grill basket. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until fish is browned on the bottom. Turn and baste with reserved marinade; grill 5-7 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with lemon if desired.

QUICK GRILLED TROUT

Steps:

• Clean trout and remove heads.
• Preheat grill to searing temperature around 400 degrees.
• Coat outside of trout with oil.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper on inside of trout.
• Add lemon juice to trout if desired.
• Reduce grill heat to medium or 250 degrees and place trout on grill.
• Trout cook quickly and should be flipped when grill side has just become white.
• Trout are finished when all meat is white and flaky (don't over cook).
• Serve trout immediately.

GRILLED RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Whisk together juice, wine, and oil in a shallow nonreactive dish. Stuff half of the thyme, shallots, and lemon slices inside of the fish. Arrange trout in a single layer in dish; turn to coat. Scatter remaining thyme, shallots, and lemon slices over the fish. Cover; let stand for 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• Preheat a grill to medium-high. Remove fish from marinade. Season with salt and pepper. Spray a grill basket large enough to hold 4 fish with nonstick cooking spray. Arrange fish in grill basket.
• Grill until just cooked through and firm to the touch, 5 to 7 minutes per side.

GERMAN GRILLED TROUT

Steps:

• If the trout are frozen, thaw.
• Rinse and dry the fish, removing the heads if you like.
• Cut 3 shallow gashes on each side of the fish.
• Rub fish with the salt and pepper, and arrange side by side in an oblong pan or dish.
• Mix wine, lemon juice, and rind.
• Pour the mixture over fish and let marinate for 2 hours, turning a few times.
• Use a double-hinged wire grill and spread the bay leaves over one side.
• Drain the trout and arrange over the bay leaves.
• Brush top with melted butter.
• Close the grill, and place it 5 inches over heat.
• Grill 20 minutes; turn rack several times and baste the fish with melted butter.
• Discard bay leaves.
• Serve fish with lemon quarters and grilled tomatoes. Serves 6-12.