Steelhead Trout
Alix said:
Is it steelhead trout? Sort of looks like salmon?
Yes, it does; and I'm a new fan of the Steelhead Trout, as a gourmet dinner.
Being a locomotive engineer on the railway, I run up and down the Thompson and Fraser Rivers in B.C., everyday. I actually go right by some of the best fishing spots for Steelhead along the Thompson River. I also know of a native person in Vancouver, whose ancestral homeland is at a place called Wallachin, about 33 miles west of Kamloops, along the Thompson. He has brought Steelhead Trout from his native homeland for me to enjoy at times.
Here's my favorite recipe for cooking this fine fish, very light, very quick:
- Small amount of Light Soy Sauce (
make sure it is not the dark soy, which is caramelized)
- Small amount of Virgin Olive Oil
- Small amount of Oregano
And that's it for the marinade, for 30 minutes. Put the (
preferable) boneless filet on a teflon-coated grill pan over medium heat, no more than 3 minutes per side. Whenever I have Steelhead Trout in whole (
$1.19/lb. at Superstore, this summer), the fish is halved, the tiny scales are scraped clean. When done in this fashion, my favorite is the skin, bar none.
Please note the 3-minutes per side applies only to the boneless filet. I leave the skin side on the fire for a little longer, for purpose of crispiness.
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