September 24, 2021
Wild Rice & Mushroom Stuffed Smoke Lake Trout
If you love to smoke meat and are looking for a painless recipe to make on a weeknight, try this Stuffed Smoked Lake Trout for a healthy, delicious dinner. It’s a beautiful, easy seafood dinner that is sure to impress your family and friends and comes together in a little over an hour. Serve this trout whole over polenta for a truly exciting presentation.
Category
Dinner
Servings
4
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
90 minutes
Wood Pellet Recommendation
Ingredients
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1 tbsp Butter
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6 oz Cremini Mushrooms
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Louisiana Grills Savory Smokehouse Rub
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2 rainbow trout, scaled and guts removed, split
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6 oz cooked wild rice
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1 tbsp Garlic, Minced
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Optional: fresh thyme, lemon juice
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1 Small Onion, Diced
Directions
How Long to Smoke Trout
To smoke 2 whole rainbow trout at 225°F, it should take about 1 to 2 hours. The texture of the trout should be flaky, opaque, and tender. Estimated internal temperature should be around 145°F.
Lay the trout on a flat work surface. Rub the outside of the fish with olive oil and season generously with Savory Smokehouse Rub.
- In a pan over low -medium heat, add butter, mushrooms, onions and garlic. Sauté and add the wild rice in. Transfer rice mixture to bowl.
- Fire up your Louisiana Grills smoker and set the temperature to 225°F.
- While your grill is pre-heating, take the wild rice mixture and stuff the cavity of the trout. Place on sheet pan and take the stuffed trout to the grill.
- Place the stuffed trout directly on the smoker grates and smoke at 225°F and smoke the fish for 1 – 2 hours, or until the texture of the fish is tender, flaky, and opaque, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 145°F.
- Remove the fish from the grill. Peel back the fish’s skin and remove the flesh from the bones before serving. Drizzle the trout with lemon juice before serving.
Special Tools
- Cutting Board
- Optional
- Sheet Pan
Tips:
Try leaving the Trout in a wet brine overnight in the refrigerator. This will leave the fish nice and moist after it is done smoking.