54 whole trout recipes

Whole grilled speckled trout brushed with seasoned flour-oil paste and hot sauce. Quick 10-minute fisherman's-camp dinner straight off the grill.

Lemon-stuffed whole trout with a bread crumb, shallot, and fresh herb filling, oven-poached in white wine and served with hollandaise sauce. An elegant fish entree.

Pan-seared whole trout cooked open-faced in brown butter, topped with a lemon white wine sauce with shallots, garlic, chervil, chives, and thyme.

Whole trout stuffed with mushrooms, green onions, and Parmesan, broiled until the skin crisps and fish flakes. Quick weeknight seafood dinner in 25 minutes.

Pan-fried whole trout smothered in a creamy Dijon mustard sauce and sprinkled with briny chopped olives. A one-skillet fish dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Whole trout baked with a sourdough bread stuffing of scallions, green pepper, parsley, butter, and white wine. Rustic lakeside cooking that comes together in 40 minutes.

Whole trout griddled with a fresh herb butter of mint, sage and thyme, plus a sprig of rosemary tucked inside each fish. Grill, griddle or barbecue until the skin browns and the flesh flakes off the bone.

Whole brook trout poached in a white wine court bouillon with five fresh herbs, lemon zest, and spices. Served with herb butter made from the poaching liquid.

Broiled rainbow trout marinated in lemon juice, basted with toasted sesame seed butter. A simple, elegant whole fish preparation with just 6 ingredients and golden, nutty flavor.

Fish house barbecue with whole grilled trout basted in a tomato sauce, white wine, butter, and lemon juice. A classic lakeside cookout recipe ready in 35 minutes.

Pan-fried whole trout with sauteed cucumber half-moons and toasted slivered almonds in browned butter. A simple, elegant French-style fish dish ready in 15 minutes.

Whole roasted trout brushed with Worcestershire and lemon, topped with bacon strips and baked until the bacon crisps and the fish flakes. Classic camp-fire-style preparation.

Whole trout baked under a saucy Creole blanket of sauteed bell pepper, onion, celery, and stewed tomatoes with oregano. Simple, flaky, and on the table in an hour.

Norwegian pan-fried trout in sour cream sauce with lemon and parsley. Whole fish, flour-dredged and fried in butter, with a quick pan sauce from the drippings.

Whole rainbow trout baked with fennel fronds, lemon slices, and white wine, then drizzled with a nutty brown butter sauce. A French-inspired fish dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Whole trout nestled in a bed of garlic, onions, tomatoes, and butter, then simmered until tender. A rustic Australian camp oven recipe that works just as well at home.