A Simple Seafood Grill

It was a beautiful day, so we changed dinner plans to a Seafood Grill...  I picked up some Trout, 2 different varieties, some mussels, oysters, crusty bread, and vegetables.  ( Always ask at the fish counter---" Where is this < fish,seafood product> from and when did you receive it?)  Never buy anything that isn't local or fresh.

Because everything was fresh, I wanted to keep the meal simple.  Easy as well!

So I did tinfoil packs for it all. I was able to package them all up, store them in the fridge...enjoy some oysters and wine...then a quick grill. No pots, no fuss, no last minute sauces.

Here is what I did.


Mussels

1 lb of mussels, cleaned, de-bearded. Discard any that do no close.
1/2 chopped white onion ( you will use it all, but in a different recipe)
1/2 chopped tomato ( again---will use the other half in the fish)
splash of white wine
4 clove minced garlic
4 tbsp butter
4 slices of lemon
fresh coriander

tips on mussels- keep the one on the left- discard the one on the right. ( prior to cooking)

1. Place 4 large squares of tin foil on the counter.  Divide the mussels up evenly on all. 

2. Add minced garlic, tomato, onion. lemon and butter to each package. Splash each one with wine and then seal them up well to make little packages for the grill.

3. Store in fridge until ready to grill.

Stuffed  Rainbow Trout

1 fresh whole rainbow trout- gutted.

slices of lemon

sliced tomato

sprigs of fresh coriander

salt and pepper to taste

1. Stuff the fish with the above ingredients.  Wrap in tin foil.

Fillet of Trout

Place Fillet- Skin down on tin foil.

season with fresh dill weed

lemon

chopped onion and red pepper

1 tsp butter

salt and pepper

Potato and Veggie Packets

3 medium potatoes - microwaved until soft, then sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
chopped onion
sliced zucchini
sliced red pepper
sprigs of thyme
salt and pepper

1. Assemble together in another tin foil package. Seal. Grill when ready.

And well, Asparagus is in season, so throw some spears in another packet. I just used lemon, sea salt and a splash of wine for this one. Warning: These don't take long on the BBQ. cook last. We over-cooked them.


Ok, so you have all of your packages ready to grill.....in the fridge staying cool...so what should you do now?

shuck some oysters and suck them back....gracefully of course! 

 and put some crusty bread and Aged Beemster Cheese- (from the Netherlands- Aged a minimum of 18 months-- on the table...  if you haven't tried this cheese...you must!  Just like candy!) On sale at ZEHRS this week too! $9.99

Alan paired the wine

Start grilling over medium heat.  Put on grill in the following order...

1. The Stuffed Trout- takes the longest

2. Potatoes

3. Trout Fillet

4. Mussels

5. Asparagus

Open up the packages to make sure the fish is flaky, the mussels have opened, and place all of the food on a platter

( Alan de-boned the stuffed trout before I could take a picture, so it is kind of a mess, not the most attractive looking meal, but it was very good) NO POTS, easy clean-up! YAY!

Discard any mussels that aren't OPEN..( I was lucky..all of mine opened) Place them in a bowl with all the yummy juices, so you can dip your crusty bread in there...

 Casual, Yummy, EASY, no fuss meal.....