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Trout: Bacon Wrapped Grilled Trout

Source of Recipe

Donna Deane


List of Ingredients

4 whole trout, about 3/4 pound each
Salt, pepper
2 cloves garlic -- minced
1 bunch fresh thyme
3 lemons
4 slices bacon
Olive oil
1 onion, cut into 1/2" slices


Recipe

Wash trout well, drain on paper towel and pat dry. Season inside cavities of fish with salt and pepper to taste, then rub interiors with garlic. Tuck few sprigs thyme into cavity of each fish. Halve and thinly slice 1 lemon and place 2 to 3 slices on top of each fish. Wrap 1 slice bacon around each fish to hold lemon slices in place. Secure bacon to fish with string. Lightly sprinkle salt to taste over both sides of fish and brush with oil.

Halve remaining 2 lemons and brush lemon halves and onion slices with oil, then lightly sprinkle with salt to taste. Place fish on hot grill with lemon halves and onion slices alongside. Grill fish until browned on 1 side, turn to brown other side and continue to grill until fish flakes easily when tested with fork, about 10 minutes. Onions will take about 10 minutes to grill, lemons 5 to 8 minutes. serves 4.