Campfire Whole Rainbow Trout Food

CAMPFIRE WHOLE RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Lay fish on single sheet of Foil. Make sure you have enough extra to wrap into a bag around fish.
• Season trout with Cajun Seasoning. You can use whatever seasoning you like. I just happen to have this stuff.
• Cut 1-2 tbsp of butter and place inside the fish.
• Wrap fish up in Aluminum foil, forming a packet.
• Place fish on campfire grate. Now this is tricky. The bigger the fish the longer the cooking time. A good measure is to open it up after about 8-10min and check the eye. If it is white and popped out, that means its good to go. Also test for flakyness of the meat. Don't' worry if you cook the fish a little long. The butter inside keeps the meat moist and tender.
• Remove from grill, Unwrap and devour.
• To eat, Scrape the fish meat downward with a fork to remove the meat from the ribs. Cooking inside the foil makes the meat fall off, so it shouldn't be too difficult.

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.

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.

GRILLED CAMPFIRE TROUT

Steps:

• Get fire going good.
• Cut underside of trout, clean out innards and wash fish inside and out well. It's your choice to leave head on or not. (Be sure and discard innards and parts of fish in a bear safe trash can or some other critter-safe disposal.).
• Pat fish dry with paper towels.
• Working with one at a time, place each fish in the middle of each foil square. Sprinkle oil on inside and outside of fish. Sprinkle lemon juice inside and out. (Larger fish can be grilled directly on grill but use small metal skewers to close the slits.).
• Sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper, then your choice of herbs and spices, inside and out. (We prefer to have less inside and a little more on the outside of the fish.).
• Tent the foil packets slightly above the fish with edges of foil tightly sealed but don't wrap foil tightly around fish.
• When fire has burned down and flames are about 4 inches below the cooking surface, it is ready.
• (If cooking in foil, there is no need to spray cooking grate, but if cooking directly be sure and grease the grill with cooking spray.).
• Grill for about 5-7 minutes per side. Adjust cooking time according to size of fish.
• Take foil packets off fire when cooked through but don't overcook.
• To eat: Carefully open packet and with a fork, very lightly scrape and flake the meat off a little at a time. This will reduce the number of bones you will get in a bite or you might not get any at all. (Important: If you undercook or overcook the fish, it won't flake very easily.).

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.

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.

LEMON THYME RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Divide fish into 4 equal pieces if necessary.
• In shallow bowl, combine flour, lemon rind, thyme, salt and pepper.
• Dip fish into lemon juice; dredge in flour mixture, turning to coat.
• In nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; cook fish, turning once, for 6 to 8 minutes or until flakes easily when tested with fork.

VEGAN RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Drain the tofu and place it on a cutting board, drying it off with paper towels and squeezing out extra water very carefully.
• Cut into 8 length-wise chunks, then put them into a tossing bowl.
• Make a marinade out of the other ingredients.
• Layer the marinade over the tofu and toss well to coat.
• Let it sit for 20-30 minutes to absorb the flavors.
• Heat up a frying pan over medium heat, and cook each piece for about 5-6 minutes on each side until nicely browned.