directions
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Clean fish, rinse and pat dry
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Leave whole or bone and butterfly
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3
To bone cleaned trout and keep head and tail in place, open body cavity; insert a sharp knife at head end under backbone and cut between ribs and flesh
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Repeat process to free other side
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Cut underneath back- bone to free
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Using kitchen scissors, snip backbone at head and tail; lift out and discard
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Cut off and discard fins
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Spread fish out flat. In a shallow ceramic dish, stir together oil, vinegar, basil, oregano, garlic, salt, and pepper
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Add fish to oil mixture; turn to coat
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Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours, turning once
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Meanwhile, prepare Citrus Salsa and Jalapeno Mayonnaise; cover and refrigerate. Lift fish from marinade and drain briefly (discard mari- nade)
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12
Barbecue whole fish by the indirect cooking method as described at the beginning of this chapter by placing fish on grill directly above drip pan
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Place boned fish on a well-greased grill 4 to 6 inches above a solid bed of hot coals. Cook whole or boned fish, turning once, just until fish flakes when prodded with a fork in thickest part (10 to 12 minutes for whole fish, 6 to 8 minutes for boned fish)
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With two metal spatulas, carefully transfer cooked trout to a warm rimmed platter
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Garnish with whole grilled green onions and orange slices
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Serve with Citrus Salsa and Jalapeno Mayonnaise.
GRILLED HERBED TROUT
ingredients
- 4 whole trout (about 1/2 pound each)
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon each dry basil and dry oregano leaves
- 1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
- 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
- green onions and oranges for garnish