EXCELLENT OVEN-ROASTED TROUT
by MrJoeLuciano
“Were you just trying to impress us?” “Hell no.”
Active cooking time: 35 mins. Total cooking time: 70 mins. Serves 4
Ingredients
2 whole rainbow trout (headless, cleaned, scored)
¾ cup olive oil (180mL)
1 tsp liquid smoke (5ml)
½ cup fresh racoa, finely chopped (30g)
½ cup fresh basil, finely chopped (30g)
½ cup balsamic vinegar (120mL)
¾ tsp black pepper (2g)
¾ tsp salt (2g)
1 yellow squash sliced into strips
4 oz white mushroom, sliced (110g)
3½ oz enoki mushrooms (100g)
For the marinade: mix olive oil, liquid smoke, racoa, basil, vinegar, pepper, salt in a large bowl
Lengthwise cut each trout in half. Rub the marinade well into cuts and insides of the trout.
Let the trout marinate in the bowl for 35 mins at room temperature.
Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C).
Cut out 4 pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil (big enough to loosely wrap the trout). Place each half trout onto its own sheet of foil.
Distribute squash & mushrooms evenly amongst the sheets of foil. Shape the foil into a bowl around trout and vegetables.
Pour the remaining marinade over each piece of fish. Now shape the foil so it completely covers the fish.
Place into the oven for 15 minutes (place each wrapped fish onto a baking tray to prevent dripping).
Remove trout from oven and carefully crumble back the foil to create a bowl shape.
Set oven to broil. Place fish into broiler for 5 minutes.
Remove and serve hot!
Creator: MrJoeLuciano (IG, Reddit)