Trout à la Chateau Cuisine — Truites aux Morilles (Trout with Morel Mushrooms)
Fishing is one of those activities that I’ve come to relish for several reasons. It gets me out in the mountains, streams, rivers and lakes, to the ocean, on the beach to surf fish, or on the many...
View ArticleSmoked Trout Mousse
I first tasted smoked trout when we lived in Baltimore. At a farmers’ market near our home, owners of the Metropol Café had a booth where they served all kinds of smoked seafood as well as cheeses. I...
View ArticleSmoked Seafood Platter
For those of you who don’t get excited by raw seafood, smoked is a refreshing way to serve a variety of seafood that makes an easy and beautiful dinner presentation. When Charles and I went to Paris...
View ArticleTrout with a Pan-Asian Twist — Pepper Basil Trout
From my childhood in Thailand and Singapore, I remember a fish dish that Mom cooked. She would deep fry a whole fish and then smother it in sauce comprised of bell peppers, tomatoes and garlic that was...
View ArticleTrout Meunière — An Oregonian’s Ode to La Belle France and Julia Child
I thought about our trip to Paris last weekend when Charles and I were fishing at Mt. Hebo Lake and Charles was reeling in his first 12-inch rainbow trout. It wasn't that the fishing adventure reminded...
View ArticleTrout, Trout and More Trout — Poached in White Wine with Dill Sauce
After coming home with a bounty of trout from Hebo Lake, we had a dilemma: What to do with the trout for dinner? Tired of fried trout, we decided to poach them in a broth of white wine, vegetables and...
View ArticleVietnamese-Style Spring Rolls Stuffed with Smoked Trout
One of the fun things about mastering a culinary technique is that you can start innovating when you've got the technique down. Today I'm combining two techniques, smoking seafood and making Vietnamese...
View ArticleRainbow Trout Poached in White Wine with Olive and Garlic Dressing: From Mt....
I love fishing for trout in Oregon and go out every chance I get. Our freezer is always well stocked with vacuum packed rainbow trout, labeled with the date and lake where the fish were caught. Part of...
View ArticleTrout Croquettes
OK. I admit it. Trout croquettes sounds a lot nicer and more intriguing than saying fishcakes made from trout. But that’s basically what these are. People used to turn their noses up at fishcakes, but...
View ArticleCrispy Trout with Kiwi and Mango Salsa
There's something familiar about deep frying fish, but there's also an exotic side. The familiar trout takes a walk on the wild side and gets a faraway flavor being deep fried and then topped with kiwi...
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