Tied-Up Trout
- 4 whole rainbow trout, dressed (about 1 pound each)
- Olive oil
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- 3 lemons, thinly sliced, plus 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- Fresh dill sprigs
- Bottled smoke
- HEAT the oven to 500F.
- RINSE the trout and pat dry, inside and out.
- Rub the cavity and skin with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- LAY 3 or 4 lemon slices and a few dill sprigs in each fish cavity.
- To secure the lemon and dill, tie each fish three times, once in the middle and once at each end.
- PLACE the fish on a baking sheet and brush lightly with bottled smoke and olive oil.
- ROAST the fish for 10 to 15 minutes.
- To check for doneness, cut through the skin and into the meat on one fish.
- The white flesh should flake easily.
- CUT and remove the strings.
- Serve one fish per person with lemon wedges.
- The backbone is easy to lift out with a fork as you work through the fillets.
trout, olive oil, kosher salt, lemons, dill sprigs, smoke
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tied-up-trout-391372 (may not work)