Roasted Whole Trout Recipe

Roasted Whole Trout Photo: Jackie Cameron

Let us start off with the most common way of cooking a whole trout. Braaing or oven roasting trout - the cavity filled with fresh herbs and flavouring - makes a relaxed meal for a lazy day at the pool or the dam.
— Jackie Cameron

Roasted Whole Trout Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 (500gr) Whole Fresh Trout

  • 1 (165gr) Lemon, sliced

  • ½ (65gr) Onion, sliced

  • 2cloves (10gr) Fresh Garlic, chopped

  • 4sprigs Fresh Oregano, roughly chopped

  • 6sprigs Fresh Fennel, roughly chopped

  • 6sprigs Fresh Chives, roughly chopped

  • 60ml Olive Oil

  • 5ml Maldon Salt

  • Fresh Grind Black Pepper

Method:

  1. Mix the lemon slices, onions, garlic and roughly chopped herbs together with olive oil. Place this inside the trout and then on top and around.

  2. Sprinkle with Maldon salt and a fresh grind of black pepper over the trout.

  3. Roast in a pre - heated over at 200°C for 30-40 minutes or until cooked.

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