[Hysteresis]

MD 2016 spring trout stocking is drawing to a close and I have had great fun catching stocked trout wading in streams. As a tribute to a great season, I took a few trout home from my last outing trying to make them into a great meal. Stocked trout seem to be tasteless to me so I wanted to add flavor to them. I wrapped the well cleaned and trimmed fish with Oscar Mayer hardwood smoked bacon with addition of salt and pepper and baked them until both the fish and bacon were done and here are the before and after pictures:

Before:

After:

My conclusion: trout flavored bacon is delicious; but bacon flavored trout is still bland. Do I really need tartar sauce and mayonnaise?

 

[catman]

I have to agree, stock trout are pretty bland but they're sure fun to catch on ultra light tackle.

 

[captmikestarrett]

The secret to trout is almond brown butter and salted skin.

That makes them so tasty.

Capt Mike

 

[supercast]

My

They are all the same just mind over matter and preparation, some time ago a friend told me he knows the taste between organic eggs and regular I took some regular from the organic box cooked them after breakfast he said I told you organic eggs are the best

 

[captmikestarrett]

Let me elaborate on the how to prepare those fresh water trout. You put one whole stick of real butter in a heavy skillet and melt gently. Add silvered almonds and brown them slowly. Once brown remove and turn off heat to pan. Set aside the silvered almonds for the green beans. Now rub the gutted head on or off trout skin with kosher salt and reheat pan to med heat place fish in hot brown butter. Cook and splash butter on fish as it gets done. Turn gently and cook the other side. .


So good.

Oh and pour the brown butter on the beans along with the almonds. Sister Schuberts bread is a great addition.

Capt Mike

 

[Hysteresis]

Thanks Capt Mike. It sure sounds delicious and I will definitely try it next time.

 

[jay b]

Fry the bacon first, keep the grease, fillet the Trout and fry the fillets with the over easy eggs in the same pan with a little salt & pepper on both and maybe a little Old Bay on the fillets.

 

[catman]

Fry the bacon first, keep the grease, fillet the Trout and fry the fillets with the over easy eggs in the same pan with a little salt & pepper on both and maybe a little Old Bay on the fillets.

That's exactly how I do my perch roe.

 

[andypat]

These salt water trout taste pretty good.

 

[jay b]

The one in your left hand is big enough for the oven !! I scale and head them then a few cuts across the fish, top to bottom. Steam some rice with fresh onions, celery and mushrooms then stuff that in the chest cavity. Lay a couple of bacon strips across the top, wrap in foil then bake @ 350 for about 30- 40 minutes. Open the foil the broil until the bacon is crispy. Good eats !!

Rockfish that size make a good substitute.

 

[captmikestarrett]

I have tried this recipe once for sea trout. You put two pats of butter in the cavity and slice an onion real thin and create a bed in the the heavy duty tin foil for the fish to rest on. Now cover with sliced onions and a few drops of lemon juice. Wrap tightly in tin foil. Maybe twice for safety measures. Now for the cooking place between exhaust manifold and heat shield of your 1996 Suburban and drive two to three hours. At the halfway point stop for some coffee and rotate the fish. By time you get home dinner is ready.

It was tasty..

Capt Mike

 

[andypat]

The one in your left hand is big enough for the oven !! I scale and head them then a few cuts across the fish, top to bottom. Steam some rice with fresh onions, celery and mushrooms then stuff that in the chest cavity. Lay a couple of bacon strips across the top, wrap in foil then bake @ 350 for about 30- 40 minutes. Open the foil the broil until the bacon is crispy. Good eats !!

Rockfish that size make a good substitute.

That sounds good.

 

[TRIGGERFISH]

I smoked all my fresh water trout this season, came out great, only have two left out of 13, gave some to family & friends and they all wanted more.

 

[Hysteresis]

I have smoked trout too and I think it is the best way to enjoy them. A lot of work though and you have to save up to at least a dozen of them (three consecutive trips) to make the effort worthwhile.

I smoked all my fresh water trout this season, came out great, only have two left out of 13, gave some to family & friends and they all wanted more.