Steamed Trout

The northwestern woods of Maine offer anglers some of the best trout fishing in America. This recipe is a deliciously easy way to cook these big fish.

  • Serves

    serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 2-lb. whole trout or freshwater salmon, cleaned
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 2 tbsp. cider vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 lemon, quartered

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°. Wrap fish in a single layer of cheesecloth, and place in a fish poacher or on a rack in a baking pan.

Step 2

Pour 2–3 cups boiling water into bottom of pan. Cover, place in oven, and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, transfer fish to a platter, unwrap, dot with butter, sprinkle with cider vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and serve with lemon quarters.
  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Wrap fish in a single layer of cheesecloth, and place in a fish poacher or on a rack in a baking pan.
  2. Pour 2–3 cups boiling water into bottom of pan. Cover, place in oven, and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, transfer fish to a platter, unwrap, dot with butter, sprinkle with cider vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and serve with lemon quarters.
Recipes

Steamed Trout

  • Serves

    serves 4

LANGDON CLAY

The northwestern woods of Maine offer anglers some of the best trout fishing in America. This recipe is a deliciously easy way to cook these big fish.

Ingredients

  • 1 2-lb. whole trout or freshwater salmon, cleaned
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 2 tbsp. cider vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 lemon, quartered

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°. Wrap fish in a single layer of cheesecloth, and place in a fish poacher or on a rack in a baking pan.

Step 2

Pour 2–3 cups boiling water into bottom of pan. Cover, place in oven, and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, transfer fish to a platter, unwrap, dot with butter, sprinkle with cider vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and serve with lemon quarters.
  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Wrap fish in a single layer of cheesecloth, and place in a fish poacher or on a rack in a baking pan.
  2. Pour 2–3 cups boiling water into bottom of pan. Cover, place in oven, and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, transfer fish to a platter, unwrap, dot with butter, sprinkle with cider vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and serve with lemon quarters.

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