Rainbow Trout Recipes

EASY GRILLED TROUT RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the trout onto heavy aluminum foil. Dot with butter and squeeze the lemon on to the fish. Spread with salad dressing. Salt and pepper to taste (remember the salad dressing will have salt in it).
• Wrap the foil around the fish fillet and seal tightly.
• Place the trout "package" on a hot grill, on the side of a fire or in a 350ºF preheated oven. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until flaky. Exact cooking time depends on the thickness of the fish.
• Remove fish from the foil and serve.

OVEN BAKED TROUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Tear a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil big enough to go completely around both fish and set it on a baking sheet.
• Place trout on foil and drizzle each trout with 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil. Season the inside and outside with salt and pepper.
• Place a few slices of lemon, one sliced clove of garlic, and a couple sprigs of fresh dill or the herb of your choice inside each of the trout. Fold the foil over the fish, crimping the edges well to create an envelope for the fish to bake in.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes, checking after 10 minutes to see if the fish is done. It will be opaque and flake easily with a fork when done.

WHOLE RAINBOW TROUT BAKED IN FOIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Cut four sheets of heavy duty aluminum foil or eight sheets of lighter foil into squares that are three inches longer than your fish. If using lighter foil, make four double-thick squares. Oil the dull side of the foil with olive oil, and place a trout, skin side down, on each square. Season both sides with salt and pepper, and open them out flat. Place two tarragon or dill sprigs (or one rosemary sprig) and two lemon slices down the middle of each, and fold the two sides together. Drizzle 1/2 teaspoon olive oil over each fish.
• Making sure that the trout are in the middle of each square, fold up the foil loosely, grabbing at the edges and crimping together tightly to make a packet. Place on a baking sheet, and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, checking one of the packets after 10 minutes. The flesh should be opaque and pull apart easily when tested with a fork.
• Place each packet on a plate. Carefully cut across the top to open it, taking care not to let the steam from inside the packet burn you. Gently remove the fish from the packet, and pour the juices over it. Sprinkle with fresh tarragon, dill or parsley. Serve, passing the lemon wedges.

BAKED RAINBOW TROUT WITH LEMON, PEPPER, AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F.
• Line a rimmed small baking sheet (I used half sheet) with parchment paper.
• Place rainbow trout skin side down in the center of the baking sheet. Brush half of olive oil amount over the top of trout.
• Toss the asparagus (ends trimmed) with the remaining half of olive oil. Place asparagus all around trout on a sheet pan.
• Sprinkle the trout and the asparagus with salt and pepper. Add minced garlic on top of the trout fillet and asparagus. Top with lemon slices.
• Bake for about 15 minutes at 400 F in the preheated oven until the trout is cooked through.
• Remove from the oven. Remove lemon slices from the trout before serving.

PAN-FRIED RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Clean and pat dry the fish. Sprinkle the fish on the outside and in the cavity with the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Dredge in the flour.
• Melt the butter in a saute pan and saute on medium heat for 5 - 10 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the fish. The flesh should be white and flake easily when done. Take care not to overcook.
• Remove the fish to a platter. Swirl the remaining butter in the pan (add more if there is not enough) and add the parsley. Swirl a bit more until the parsley is thoroughly coated in butter. Pour over the fish and serve.

BAKED FRESH RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with about 1 teaspoon olive oil.
• Place trout in the prepared baking dish and coat with remaining olive oil. Season the inside and outside of fish with dill, thyme, and salt. Stuff each fish with onion slices; grind pepper over the top. Place 1 lemon slice on each fish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; add water to dish. Continue baking until fish flake easily with a fork, about 10 minutes more.

RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Heat some olive oil or vegetable oil in a non stick pan
• Season and dust the trout in flour
• Cook the trout for two minutes on each side then place into the oven for fifteen minutes
• Carefully remove the trout from the pan and place on a serving plate.
• Add chopped capers, lemon juice and butter to the pan
• Leave the pan off the heat and let the butter melt slowly
• Pour the butter sauce and caper over the trout and serve
• serve with baby new potatoes, a dressed mixed salad and garnish with lemon wedges

BAKED RAINBOW TROUT FILLET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• Start by washing and trimming the tough ends of the asparagus. Drizzle with about 1/2 tsp. of olive oil and sprinkle with a bit of salt and freshly ground pepper. Spread on the baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile wash and slice the tomatoes and zucchini, place in a bowl and toss with 1/2 tsp. of olive oil and a bit of salt and pepper.
• Zest enough of a lemon to get about 1/2 tsp. of zest
• Take the trout fillet and pat it dry with paper towels.
• Drizzle with 1 tsp. of olive oil and sprinkle fish with salt, pepper, lemon zest and dry herbs (if using dry instead of fresh), gently rub the seasonings on the flesh of the fish.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven, stir the asparagus and push them to the sides, place the fish (skin side down) in the middle and the tomatoes and zucchini around the fish. Top the fish with the lemon slices.
• Return the baking sheet to the oven and cook for another 10 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Serve.

MEDITERRANEAN PAN SEARED TROUT RECIPE WITH TZATZIKI

Steps:

• Mix the coriander, paprika, and garlic powder in a small mixing bowl.
• Pat the trout fillet dry. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper on both sides, then season with the spices on both sides.
• Coat the seasoned fish with the flour, shake off any excess flour (you only want a very thin layer).
• In a large cast iron skillet, heat about 3 to 4 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking (see note). Sear the trout fillets for 3 minutes on each side (start with skin-side down, and use a spatula to very carefully flip the fish fillets over).
• Remove the fish from the pan and place it on a tray lined with paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
• Transfer to serving platter and finish with a squeeze of fresh lime juice.

BAKED RAINBOW TROUT FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put the rainbow trout fillets on a baking sheet in a single layer, skin side down.
• Brush the rainbow trout fillets with melted butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Put the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 10 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.

TROUT WITH GARLIC LEMON BUTTER HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the top of fish fillets with Italian herb seasoning and salt (generously). Fish fillets will have skins on the bottom - no need to season the skins.
• In a large skillet (large enough to fit 2 fish fillets), heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat until heated but not smoking. To the hot skillet with olive oil, add fish fillets skin side up - flesh side down. Cook the flesh side of the fish for about 3-5 minutes on medium heat, making sure the oil does not smoke, until lightly browned.
• Flip the fillets over to the other side, skin side down (add more oil, if needed). Cook for another 2-4 minutes on medium heat (to prevent oil from burning).
• Remove the skillet from heat, close with the lid, and let the fish sit for 5-10 minutes, covered, in the skillet, until flaky and cooked through completely.
• After the fish is cooked through, off heat, using spatula, carefully remove fillets to the plate, separating the fish from the skin. Carefully remove or scrape the fish skin off the bottom of the pan, making sure to leave all the cooking oils in the pan.
• Add diced garlic, lemon juice, and white wine to the same pan with oil. Cook on medium-low heat for about 1 minute, until garlic softens a bit. Remove from heat. Add 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley, and 2 tablespoons of butter, off heat, to the sauce, stirring, until the butter melts and forms a creamy mixture.
• Add fish to the pan, spoon sauce over the fish, top the fish and sauce with the remaining 1 tablespoon of parsley, and serve.

PAN FRIED RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Wash the trout in cold water and pat dry to remove any tiny stray bones. Season the trout with salt and pepper, heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat and cook the fish skin side down. Cook the trout in batches of 1 or 2 at a time. Cook the skin side for 2 to 3 minutes before turning with a spatula to cook the flesh side. Cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until fully cooked but be careful of overcooking as the fish are thin and cook quickly. As the trout are finishing, add the butter to the pan and allow to bubble before adding the tomatoes. Cook for 2 minutes, add the tarragon and remove from the heat. Serve immediately with fiddlehead ferns.;

GARLIC BUTTER RAINBOW TROUT IN FOIL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut a sheet of foil large enough to wrap the trout completely.
• Cover the baking sheet with the aluminum foil, and place the trout fillet in the center.
• Fold up all 4 sides of the foil.
• Then, season the trout with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle the melted butter over the trout until evenly coated.
• Top with minced garlic and fresh minced dill.
• Fold the sides of the foil over the trout. Cover it completely.
• Bake for about 13 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Then, open the foil, and broil for 3 minutes.