The
Great Sacandaga Native Fish Cookbook
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Lake
Trout in Chablis Cream
- 4 Lake Trout Fillets
- Salt
- Pepper
- 4 small onions
- 3/4 c. Butter
- 1 c. dry chablis
- 1 1/4 c. cream
- 1 tbsp minced dill
Clean trouts, put them in a buttered baking pan, dice
onions and add over the fillets, and cover with some
flakes of butter. Add chablis and bake at 375 F, in a
preheated oven for 25 minutes, then remove fillets, and
place them on a warm plate and cover with paper towel
to keep warm.
Pour remaining liquid from baking pan into saucepan,
then add the cream and reduce liquid to 1/2. Flavor with
herbs, add salt and pepper if necessary. Serves 4.
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Sourdough-stuffed
Trout
The tangy crunch of
sourdough stuffing, flecked with morsels of green pepper
and green onion, transforms these baked trout into an
exciting entree.
- 1 small loaf sourdough or crusty Italian bread
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion (including some
tops)
- 1 medium-size green pepper, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons dry white wine
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 6 Lake Trout Fillet
- Salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 400°.
Cut enough bread into V2-inch cubes to make 2 cups
(reserve remainder
for other uses).
Spread bread cubes in single layer on baking sheet and
bake, stirring occasionally, until cubes are dry and
crisp (about 10 minutes). Remove from oven and pour into
a bowl; combine with parsley, the 1/2 teaspoon salt,
pepper, green onion, and green pepper. Drizzle wine and
2 tablespoons of the butter over bread; mix lightly.
Wipe fish with damp cloth, inside cavities and outside.
Brush cavities with some of the remaining butter; sprinkle
lightly with salt and pepper. Stuff cavities loosely
with bread mixture, dividing mix. If you are using Lake
Trout and the stuffing is cold, it will take 35 - 40
minutes to bale. If you are using small Rainbow or Brook
trout, it will take 10 - 12 minutes less.
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Drunken
Trout Recipe
- 2 Trout Fillets Skin removed
- 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
- 1/4 cup Bourbon
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon worchestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Cut Trout filets into serving size pieces. Mix all other ingredients
in a medium non metal bowl. Marinate trout fillets in mixture
for 1-2 hours in refrigerator. Broil or grill fillets 5 minutes
per side till it flakes easily.
Pepper
Trout with Honey Butter
- 2 Trout Fillets Skin removed
- 1 Tablespoon Black Pepper, crushed
- 1 Tablespoon White Pepper, crushed
- 2 Tablespoons Oilve Oil
- 1 Stick Butter or Margerine, softened to room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons Honey
Mix the honey with the softened butter and set aside. Cut Trout
filets into serving size pieces. Coat both side of the trout
with the crushed pepper. In a skillet heat the oilve oil to medium
heat. Fry the fillets for 4 minutes then flip and cook the other
side for 5 minutes. Remove trout from the skillet and coat with
the honey butter mixture and serve.
This recipe from www.LakeMichiganAngler.com
Simple
Grilled Trout Recipe
Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best. Grilling fresh Trout
is an excellent method of cooking. Grilling Trout outdoors on a
barbecue grill gives a slight smoky taste to the Trout.
To start, select fresh filets of Trout with the skin
removed. Cut the filets into 4 inch pieces. Start the
grill and get the coals white hot. Coat the Trout pieces
lightly with olive oil, this will help prevent sticking
to the grill. Place the Trout on the grill and cook for
5 minutes with the skin side down. Then carefully turn
the Trout to the other side for 4 minutes. Do not turn
the Trout filet more than once or it might start to crumble.
The filet should flake easily when done. Remove and serve.
This recipe from www.LakeMichiganAngler.com
Racine
Barbecued Lake Trout
We received this recipe
from a member of Salmon Unlimited of Wisconsin
from Racine Wisconsin.
- 2 Lake Trout filets
- 4 tablespoons margine or butter
- 1 large Onion
- 1 cup Sweet Baby Rays Barbecue Sauce
- Aluminum Foil
Measure a doubled aluminum foil sheet large enough for
the Lake Trout filets. You will need two large pieces,
one for the top and one for the bottom. Rub the foil
with margrine. Cut the Onion into slices and place the
separated rings on the aluminum foil. Place the Lake
Trout filets on top of the onion. Pour the Barbecue Sauce
on top of the filets. Place more onions on top of the
filets. Place on top another piece of aluminum foil.
Crimp the edges of the aluminum foil to enclose the filets.
On a hot grill place the aluminum foil package. Grill
for 5 minutes per side. Serves four.
This recipe from www.LakeMichiganAngler.com
Trout
Almondine Recipe
- 2 Rainbow Trout or Steelhead filets
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
Remove skin from the filets and wash with cold water. Dry the
filets with paper towels. Preheat the Broiler. Cut lemon in
half and use the juice from one half of the lemon to rub on
the filets. Broil the filets for 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove
from the broiler and sprinkle the sliced almonds on the filets.
Return the filets to the broiler to brown the almonds, about
1-2 minutes. Cut the remaining lemon into slices and garnish
the filets with the parsley and lemon slices. Serves four.
This recipe from www.LakeMichiganAngler.com
Poached
Brown Trout Recipe
- 2 Brown Trout filets about 2 lbs
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 4 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch to thicken sauce
Remove skin from the filets and wash with cold water.
Dry the filets with paper towels. Heat the butter or
margarine in a large skillet. Add the onion slices and
saute till tender. Add the milk and the brown trout filets.
Simmer on medium heat for 5 minutes per side turning
only once. Remove the filets. Thicken the milk sauce
with onions with the cornstarch. Pour over the filets.
Garnish with lemon slices and parsley. Serves four.
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Trout & Mushrooms
in Cream
Whole
trout and a quantity of small mushrooms sauté to
buttery tenderness; cream-enriched pan drippings make
the satiny sauce for
an appealingly simple dish.
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 pound small whole mushrooms (or large mushrooms,
sliced)
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 4 Lake Trout Fillet (each about 1/2 lb.)
- all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
In a wide frying pan, melt
butter over medium-high heat; add mushrooms and sauté, stirring frequently,
until golden brown (about 5 minutes). Stir in parsley,
then remove pan from heat and lift mushrooms from pan
with slotted spoon. Arrange evenly to cover bottom of
a large warm serving platter; keep warm. Set pan aside.
Wipe fish with damp cloth, inside cavities and outside.
Coat fish with flour; shake off excess. Arrange in single
layer on wax paper within reaching distance of range.
Return pan to medium heat; add salt to remaining butter.
Place in pan as many fish as will fit without crowding.
Cook, turning once, until fish is lightly browned and
flakes readily when prodded in thickest portion with
a fork. For a 1-inch-thick fish (measured in thickest
portion), allow 10 minutes total—5 minutes on each
side. (Allow same ratio of thickness to time—1
inch:10 minutes—for fish of all thicknesses.) When
fish is done, remove from pan and arrange on top of mushrooms;
keep warm. Repeat process with remaining fish. After
removing last fish, add lemon juice and cream to pan;
bring to a boil, stirring and scraping to blend with
pan drippings. Spoon immediately over fish and mushrooms,
and serve. Makes 4 servings.
This recipe from www.freshfish4u.com
Lake Trout
Marsala
- 1 Lake Trout filets about 2 lbs, cut to serving size
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1/2 pound sliced mushrooms, baby portebellas
- 1 1/2 cups Sweet Marsala Wine
- 1 stick butter or margarine
- 1 cup flour
Remove skin from the filets and wash with cold water.
Dry the filets with paper towels. Heat the butter or
margarine in a large skillet. Add the onion slices and
mushroooms and saute till tender in the skillet uncovered.
Put the flour in a plastic bag, add the trout filets
and shake to coat the filets with flour. Move onions
and mushrooms to the side of the pan and add the lake
trout filets, skin side down. Cook with medium heat for
5 minutes, turn the filets. Add 1 cup the Marsala wine,
reserving 1/2 cup, do not pour directly on the filets.
Cook the filets for 4 minutes uncovered on medium heat.
Remove the filets. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of Marsala
wine and deglaze the pan. Serve over wide Egg noodles.
Serves four.
This recipe from www.LakeMichiganAngler.com
Steelhead
with Wild Rice and Mushroom Sauce
- 2 Steelhead or Rainbow Trout filets about 2 lbs
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cups sliced Mushrooms (portabella)
- 1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 1/2 cup milk or cream
- 1 cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 1 tablespoon parsley
2 cups cooked Wild Rice, cooked with Chicken Stock
Cook the Wild Rice and set aside while preparing the
fish and sauce.
Remove skin from the filets and wash with cold water. Dry the filets
with paper towels. Cut the filets into serving size pieces. Heat
the butter or margarine in a large skillet. Add the chopped onion
with mushrooms and saute till tender. In a separate bowl combine
together the wine, milk, rosemary and mushroom soup. Add the steelhead
fillets to the skillet with the onions and mushrooms. Pour the
sauce mixture immediately over the steelhead filets. Simmer on
low heat for 15-20 minutes, till the fish flakes easily. Do not
cover.
Place some Wild Rice on each plate. Add the filets.
The sauce should thicken during the cooking process.
Pour over the filets. Garnish with parsley. Serves four.
This recipe from www.LakeMichiganAngler.com
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Carp
The
Rainbow population is excellent, thanks
in part to the Great Sacandaga Lake Fisheries Federation,
who annually stock the lake with good
numbers of
Rainbow. The rainbows start hitting
in late May, peak in July, and another peak in
the Fall. The
most productive method is trolling
with spoons, lures, and rigs with night crawlers.
Drifting with
live bait works, and so does anchoring
at night.
Early season they are shallow, by July
rainbows
seek out the colder water area near
the thermo cline, and occasionally coming up shallower
to
feed. Rainbows aren’t hard to
catch if you have the right equipment;
such as downriggers,
planer boards, dipseys, jet drivers,
snap weights, or lead core line.
Early
in the season they are
pretty much scattered all over the
lake, but summer hot weather forces
them to run deeper, and seek
the deep holes. Each year in August
some of the rainbows make a run up
area creeks for oxygen,
possibly feeding on bait fish and then
in September they return to the Main
GSL and excellent fishing
can occur.
Print
CookBook
Article
on Fish Cleaning
Walleye
Bass
Pike
Crappie
Perch
Trout
Carp
Sauces
Trout is popular amongst
sport fishing enthusiasts because of the species' tendency
to fight hard against the line. They
can grow quite large, at about 25 inches in length and
seven pounds.
They are also fairly easy to catch and make a quick,
tasty meal on the campfire or at home.
Why Eat Trout?
As more and more Americans
strive to make healthy changes in their diets, they
are hearing
from nutritionists that fish is a great choice for
a tasty, nutritious meal.Moreover, trout itself offers
a number of specific
benefits, including:
Heart-healthy vitamins,
minerals and high levels of Omega-3 fatty acids.
It
is inexpensive, or free if you catch it yourself.
It
is low in fat and high in protein
It cooks very quickly, compared to meat.
Preparing Freshly-Caught
Trout
For many fishing enthusiasts,
there is nothing tastier than a freshly-caught trout.
Catching the trout
may be the fun part for most people, but preparing
the trout for cooking is not nearly as messy as you
might think
Gutting
the Fish
First you need to remove the digestive
tract of the fish. To do so:
Starting at the anal opening, use a knife and cut
upwards (towards the head) and away from the fish.
Continue
cutting until you reach the gills.
Grasp
the head with your free hand and push your thumb through
the throat of the fish, underneath
the bottom
jaw.
Tug
down firmly along the bottom side of the fish. The
entrails should now be cleanly
removed from the
fish,
all in a single mass.
Finally,
starting at the anal fin, cut open the belly of the
trout and remove the guts
from the
cavity Catch them in a newspaper for easy
disposal.
Trimming the Fish
Rinse the fish off with clean, cold
water.
- Do not scrub it, since trout have a jelly-like cover
that allows them to be breaded without using any type
of liquid.
Remove
the head by cutting in a v-shape, towards the mouth. Use
the line of the gills to guide you.
Cut
off the pectoral fins on both sides of the fish.
Butterflying Trout
If you want to prepare your
trout in attractive fillets, you can use a
simple but elegant
technique called butterflying.To
butterfly your trout:
Place the trout stomach-up on a cutting board.
Turning your knife upside-down (blade facing
up), slide it along the backbone and cut
up
Turn the knife back over and cut down along
the backbone. Cut all the way to the tail.
Repeat this process on the other side of
the trout.
You
will end up with two sides of the meat flat on the
cutting board, and the rib
cage sticking
up in
the middle.
Now, remove the rib cage
by cutting underneath it.
Finally,
you will want to remove the bones still remaining in
the two sections
of
meat.You can feel
them with your fingers.
- Try to remove them without cutting
through the skin.
Detach the backbone from the tail using
a knife, or break it by hand
- Don't pull too hard when you remove
the backbone. It can be removed cleanly
with
smooth, gentle
tugging.
NOTE: Butterflying is especially useful when you want
to bake your trout.
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