GRILLED HERBED TROUT

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directions

  • 1

    Clean fish, rinse and pat dry

  • 2

    Leave whole or bone and butterfly

  • 3

    To bone cleaned trout and keep head and tail in place, open body cavity; insert a sharp knife at head end under backbone and cut between ribs and flesh

  • 4

    Repeat process to free other side

  • 5

    Cut underneath back- bone to free

  • 6

    Using kitchen scissors, snip backbone at head and tail; lift out and discard

  • 7

    Cut off and discard fins

  • 8

    Spread fish out flat. In a shallow ceramic dish, stir together oil, vinegar, basil, oregano, garlic, salt, and pepper

  • 9

    Add fish to oil mixture; turn to coat

  • 10

    Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours, turning once

  • 11

    Meanwhile, prepare Citrus Salsa and Jalapeno Mayonnaise; cover and refrigerate. Lift fish from marinade and drain briefly (discard mari- nade)

  • 12

    Barbecue whole fish by the indirect cooking method as described at the beginning of this chapter by placing fish on grill directly above drip pan

  • 13

    Place boned fish on a well-greased grill 4 to 6 inches above a solid bed of hot coals. Cook whole or boned fish, turning once, just until fish flakes when prodded with a fork in thickest part (10 to 12 minutes for whole fish, 6 to 8 minutes for boned fish)

  • 14

    With two metal spatulas, carefully transfer cooked trout to a warm rimmed platter

  • 15

    Garnish with whole grilled green onions and orange slices

  • 16

    Serve with Citrus Salsa and Jalapeno Mayonnaise.

GRILLED HERBED TROUT

ingredients

  • 4 whole trout (about 1/2 pound each)
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon each dry basil and dry oregano leaves
  • 1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
  • 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
  • green onions and oranges for garnish

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