Grilled Trout with Herbs

Name: Grilled Trout with Herbs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 4 pcs trout; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 cloves garlic; 2 sprigs rosemary; 4 sprigs thyme; 1 handful parsley; salt; black pepper; oil; 4 slices lemon

Eduard LáskaGrillCzech Cuisine x se líbilo

Grilled trout with herbs is a summer classic that has dinner ready before the grill is even properly hot. Whole fish are rubbed with a paste of rosemary, thyme, parsley and garlic, left to rest a moment, then grilled skin-side down until the flesh starts to lift off the backbone on its own. The skin holds the fish together on the grill and crisps to golden, so the trout stays juicy inside. Drizzled with lemon, it is served with a light salad or roasted potatoes.

Příprava: 20min

Vaření: 10min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 30min

Step by step process

Preparation

1
For grilled trout with herbs, clean it: remove the guts, pat dry with paper towels, and make several shallow slashes in the skin to help it cook evenly.
2
Finely chop the garlic, pick and chop the herbs. Mix with olive oil to form an herb paste.
3
Season it inside and out with salt and pepper. Rub the herb paste into the slashes and inside the cavity, then let rest for 10 minutes at room temperature.

Grilling

4
Preheat the grill or a grill pan to medium-high and lightly oil the grate or pan to prevent sticking.
5
Place it skin-side down and grill without moving for about 4 minutes to form a firm crust.
6
Gently flip it with tongs and grill for another 3-4 minutes, until the flesh begins to pull away from the backbone and the juices run clear rather than raw.

Serving

7
Transfer it to plates, drizzle with juice from lemon slices, and season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
8
Serve immediately, ideally with a light salad or roasted potatoes.