How to cook rainbow trout?

[mifta]

I have never cooked whole rainbow trout before and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for recipes.
Thanks

[Pea Pod]

I put mine on a flat tray and grill on both sides, 10 mins each way. Sprinkle with flaked toasted almonds.

[Eve]

Chop a load of lovely seasonal veggies and wrap them up with the fish in some foil and cook, lovely!

[hammerman]

I put a gutted trout including head and tail in foil and bake it in the oven.

Before wrapping in foil, i put butter, slices of lemon and herbs (garlic, thyme, rosemary, parsley etc) in the rib cage cavity.

Bake for about 30 mins

[Clanad]

All of the previous methods and recipes work quite well, but we like to emulate the "shore-side" method used when we catch several nice sized rainbow's here in the western U.S. At home, I heat an appropriate sized cast iron skillet over medium heat with a healthy dose of olive oil (EVO, of course) covering the bottom of the skillet. The trout are sprinkled with a pinch of Kosher salt, a good pinch of coarse ground black pepper (on the inside) and perhaps a shake of parsley leaves. The frying time for a 3/4 pound trout is about 3 to 5 minutes per side. It becomes nice and crispy on the skin side, but the meat remains lightly pink and flaky. We remove the heads, simply to save room in the skillet. A friend does the same thing, but dredges the seasoned fish in a little flour to further enhance the crispiness... (works equally well on Brown, Brook and Cutthroat trout...)

[mifta]

Thanks for your suggestions. Decided on herbs and butter and it was lovely!