Best Quick Grilled Trout Recipes

WHOLE GRILLED TROUT

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Rub each trout generously with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt; sprinkle inside of cavities with salt and black pepper. Place half the lemon and onion slices into cavity of each trout, along with minced garlic, and place a sprig of rosemary and thyme into cavities.
• Turn preheated grill down to low and place the trout directly onto the grill; cook until flesh flakes easily and the skins are browned, 6 to 7 minutes per side, flipping once.

QUICK GRILLED TROUT

Steps:

• Clean trout and remove heads.
• Preheat grill to searing temperature around 400 degrees.
• Coat outside of trout with oil.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper on inside of trout.
• Add lemon juice to trout if desired.
• Reduce grill heat to medium or 250 degrees and place trout on grill.
• Trout cook quickly and should be flipped when grill side has just become white.
• Trout are finished when all meat is white and flaky (don't over cook).
• Serve trout immediately.

GRILLED TROUT

Steps:

• Place the trout on a large piece of aluminum foil. Rub the trout with canola oil and season with salt and pepper. Pour orange juice over the trout. Place berries over the trout. Fold up the aluminum foil to create a sealed packet. Place the packet on the grill and cook for about 4 minutes per side. Remove from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes. Carefully open the foil packet (there will be steam) and sprinkle with the basil.

FISHERMAN'S GRILLED TROUT

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Rinse fillets and pat dry. Slice onion into 1/8-inch rings, and set aside. Slice lemon into 1/8-inch rings, remove seeds and set aside.
• Rub 1 clove of crushed garlic over the fillet. Place fillet in the center of the aluminum foil. Top with 1 pat of butter, 2 to 3 onion rings, then season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover fish with 1 or 2 lemon rings. Fold aluminum foil around fish to create a sealed package. Repeat for each fillet.
• Place packets on hot grill for 5 minutes or until cooked through, careful not to overcook the fillets. Remove fish from foil, plate and serve immediately.