Grilled Campfire Trout Recipes

GRILLED CAMPFIRE TROUT DINNER

Steps:

• Cook bacon until partially cooked but not crisp; drain. Place each trout on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 20x18 in.). Place lemon and onion in the trout cavities; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Wrap trout with bacon. Fold foil around trout and seal tightly., Place carrots on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 20x18 in.); sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dot with butter. Fold foil around carrots and seal tightly., Grill carrots, covered, over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add trout packets to grill; cook 20-25 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork and carrots are tender. Serve with lemon wedges.

CAMPFIRE TROUT

Steps:

• Place each trout on a piece of aluminum foil. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then stuff the cavity with 1 tablespoon of butter, green pepper and garlic if using.
• Roll the trout tightly in the foil, forming packets. Use some additional foil to secure each packet of fish to a metal toasting rod for use as a handle when removing fish from the coals.
• Cover the fish packets in the red hot, smoldering coals of your campfire and cook until the fish is done, 7 to 10 minutes, depending on the heat of the fire.

STUFFED TROUT (CAMPSIDE OR GRILLED)

Steps:

• --If preparing for camping, package in advance--.
• Mix diced bread, parsley and spices in one sealable bag.
• Mix onions, pepper, celery,and garlic in another bag.
• --To prepare stuffing--.
• Combine diced bread, onions, peppers, celery, garlic and spices.
• Stir in melted butter or margarine.
• Fill each trout cavity with stuffing mixture.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Spray pieces of heavy duty foil wrap with cooking spray.
• Wrap fish in the foil tightly.
• Bury in hot coals of your campfire or grill for about 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

CAMPFIRE TROUT

Steps:

• Place sugar and a pinch or two of salt in a covered heavy cast-iron skillet over medium coals.
• Cook 3-4 minutes, or until it starts to burn.
• Add butter and trout and shove aside some coals to produce a lower heat under the skillet.
• Cover and cook 5-10 minutes per side, or until fish flakes easily.