*BEST* Way to Cook Fresh Rainbow Trout 🎣🍽️

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[@msbee5971]

The skin is my favorite part...so tasty 😁

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

So good!

[@redrobotmonkey]

Not when its a soggy mess like that tho. Also Olive oil is not neutral cooking oil.

[@glitchyrhythm6749]

​@@redrobotmonkeywelcome to the internet, don't be an asshole dude

[@zoxx5543]

@@redrobotmonkeytaste better

[@chettlar212]

​@@redrobotmonkeyevery time someone gives me a more "neutral" cooking oil it tastes stronger to me than olive oil lol

[@SolaceAndBane]

Butter sauce with a fish garnish

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Great idea

[@cruz1742]

Grease from farm fed them plus more grease with butter!,, poor liver!,,,

[@hairymansucker2532]

​@cruz1742 Olive oil and butter are good for you. You ought to educate yourself before spewing ignorance. Fats are healthy and necessary unlike the carbs I'm sure you stuff your face with

[@DigiScape903]

Me personally, butter, garlic, thyme, onion, on the inside. Season with salt n pepper then stuff with lemon and put three lemon pieces on top then place in oven at 375 until cooked So delicious my fam always baked trout this way

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks for the comment. We have definately cooked it that way. Super good.

[@dat_all_cool5303]

skin is the best part! just cook a little longer to crip it up 💪🏽

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Forsure man.

[@bhoyt4530]

Just caught my first two brook trout today and I cooked them just like this! It was delicious. The best tasting fish I've ever had.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Awesome. Such beautiful fish too. I have yet to catch one.

[@benjaminmyers4117]

Usually only eat the browns and rainbows. Brookies have been getting slammed population wise by the brown trout.

[@benjaminmyers4117]

Did research canvassing populations in PA. We only found brook trout populations in like 3 or 4 tributaries out of maybe 30 total. Browns in every damn one

[@milehyandriver]

When i go fishing i catch one for my dog and cook his trout without seasoning. He loves to go fishing and gets excited when i cook fish. Man's best friends gotta eat good too

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Love this. We always give her the skin and the scraps. Those omega fatty acids are great for their coat.

[@trixcypher3687]

Bonus points if you score the outside and pack more seasoning in there

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

We definately do that sometimes!

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

Small tip, use regular olive oil when cooking. Extra virgin has more flavor and is better for things like dressings.

[@yhytuncer]

Looks delicious 😋

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks!

[@nubianking4203]

I've always baked my trout. gotta try it pan fried

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I’ll have to try baking it!

[@OriginTheHero]

Just caught some today! Can’t wait to try this

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Love this! Eating your caught meal is half the fun. Makes catching them a lot more fun for me knowing I’m getting a tasty meal as well. Let me know how it turns out! My ig is Rich_Knisley if you want to send a pic. Cheers!

[@user-zr2fm9ts1c]

I love rainbow trout and it's skin.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

It’s so good!

[@Jaxon7719P]

Just caught a 6 lbs rainbow at my local lake! Will try! Thanks

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Have fun!

[@fanfam2613]

Wow! Love this video! So helpful

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks! :)

[@Jingling-MelO]

Pro tip: instead of forking the meat off the bone, just pinch the spine where u cut off the head and lift up. Helps to support it with a spatula, but the meat will slide off the bone. Flip the filet and spine that you have on your fingertips and lay it down skin side down. Lift the spine again and you have 2 filets. Just take off the fins and 99% of the time have 2 clean filets.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

We will definately give that a try next time. Thanks for the tip.

[@stuffylamb3420]

Not enough oil JK looks fire af. I was going to cook in oven but I’ll do this instead

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Let me know how it goes!

[@albuquerque505newmexico]

😂😂start at the vent😂😂

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

That’s the term lol

[@desmotanker]

That looks insanely fire

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks! We love cooking out trout like this.

[@desmotanker]

@@TheUrbanHunter. I have never had it, I've tried a great variety of fish but for some reason never trout. I need to start fishing and cooking my own

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Definitely have to add that to your list! Trout/Salmon are really tasty and healthy fish to eat.

[@desmotanker]

@@TheUrbanHunter. I think the most "exotic" freshwater fish I've had is walleye and I love it, especially fried. Salmon is decent, but not my favorite. I wish I lived in an area where I could find it somewhere on the menu or even at the store. Too suburban around me. That or get into fishing haha

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

@@desmotankerI hear you. Being far inland is tough to keep things fresh. We do a bit of Great Lakes fishing when we can.

[@-306-]

Trout and pike cooked on fire is the best 👍🏽

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yeah for sure

[@konnorwerth4906]

I usually dont use butter on my trout bc i figure it cancels out the health benefits

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Partially true. You still get all the fatty acids but you def get more fat from the butter. It’s not a lot though. Most of it melts and drips off.

[@6876I]

Lol butter is very healthy...

[@airadaimagery692]

@@6876I lol, not for people with high cholesterol

[@navruzikhurosoni4606]

I like the way you cooking!

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks!!

[@pierevojzola9737]

Hi, lots of fisherman swear by frying them in batter like the takeaway’s from fish & chips! Personally I like them either smoked or bottled. I tried cooking then whole but could not get a utensil large enough. As we hunt for our steelheads during their runs from the lake up the rivers to spawn during our winter, I like to dry them overnight in rock salt, wash and dry them, rub in a little drop of sesame oil and rub them with Manukau Honey mixed with a bit of Whiskey. Let them dry a bit and then smoke them using sawdust from used wine oak barrels or Manukau sawdust. Beautiful to eat. Bottled trout should be kept sealed for six months and then eaten, great tucker. Cheers mate. Harera

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Wow. Thats a hell of a process and sounds awesome. One of the reasons I love fishing for trout/salmon is because a local in Canada let me try some of their smoked fish and it was one of the best things I had ever eaten. That sounds incredible my friend.

[@pierevojzola9737]

@@TheUrbanHunter.Hi, glad you liked my splurge! The best smoked fish I ever had was a striped marlin we caught and smoked. Those beautiful chunks kept our family in fish for a year. Our Pacific salmon from pristine waters are really good and healthy. What I love about hunting fish or game in this country is the absence of bears and snakes. What we have to be careful of in the bush and mountains is weather turning suddenly, deep natural holes in the ground and idiots! Cheers mate. Harera

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

i'll have to try that. I have never had/thought about trying smoked marlin before. Cheers! @@pierevojzola9737

[@avid_traveler]

He's got too many favourite things in one video

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Lol. My wife says I say that too much.

[@NovaScotiaOutdoorAdventures]

Stocked trout , gonna try this recipe with my sea run trout . Awesome video

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yeah these were freshly stocked. Interested to see how that turns out.

[@SheevPalpatine-imperial]

Thanks for the tutorial, i caught my first big rainbow trout today and I did this and it was delicious

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yoo. Love to hear this! Awesome.

[@MRBJT51]

My favorite is to fillet it and remove skin. Rub on Mayo. Sprinkle on salt and pepper. Rolling pin on bag of potato chips... coat fish in ground potato chips. Pan Fry in cast iron skillet with one full bar of salted butter and a little olive oil and try not to tell me that's not the best pan fried trout you've ever had in your fishing life. Caveat: I wouldn't recommend eating this more than once a year since it may help to kill you.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

That sounds so good! We will definitely be trying that. Always love trying new seafood recipes 😋. Thanks!

[@johnw6901]

What kind of diabetes fatass shit is this? I’m gonna have to try this😂😂

[@redrobotmonkey]

You waste so much when you fillet a fish. Fish heads are delicious.

[@MRBJT51]

@@redrobotmonkey You're a grizzly bear huh?

[@redrobotmonkey]

@@MRBJT51 Literally every race eats the whole fish except white people. Fillets are such a waste of the whole fish. Only white people would find the rest of the fish inedible, while the rest of the world knows better.

[@birdmonster115]

looks pretty fire ngl

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

It slapped

[@SoberDadFishing]

I do it like this also but I add about 2 or 3 cuts so it can cook better

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I do that too, especially if they are thick trout. This guy was pretty small so I wasn’t as concerned with even cooking. But good suggestion.

[@henrybuzzard4705]

I'm going to cook them like this on the river with a cast iron... Thanks

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Oh hell ya

[@andrerodriguez8733]

I cant trust someone who has over 2 favorite things in life lol

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Did I say favorite twice? Lol

[@The0zoneLayer]

Great video & shoutout to the dog 💯

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

We love her so much!

[@Walksthewalk]

Just cooked this for the wifey. All sudeen was in my feed LoL

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Meant to be

[@harrynutz4550]

Great job

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks!

[@HuntersUnited7923]

You can barely tell that those are rainbows. The pink stripe is like super light. And the fish are like white? Somehow

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Rainbows lose all color within about 15 mins of expiring. We put the fish on ice alive and drive 30 mins home on a 30 degree day. Other trout seem to fare better.

[@The-Sportsman69]

Rainbow trout have fine scales , I was camping up at Montebello camp ground and seen a old man and his son eating fresh trout and told him about the scales after he'd been eating them for a couple days .

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

They do. We can easily digest them though. You never know it when you’re eating the skin.

[@The-Sportsman69]

@TheUrbanHunter. thanks for your reply , I've eaten some myself , we eat alot of trout 👍

[@j.c.9461]

Tomorrow the trout I caught 👍🇺🇸

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Let me know how it turns out!

[@10t3n]

This looks really good

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Been cooking them this way for years for a reason!

[@markopalikko6986]

Good video, crispy skin is the best.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks!

[@Teach_1ne]

I do this with small bluefish during the summer months. Just garlic and olive oil though. I’ve never trout. I only saltwater fish. Gotta try

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Blue runner? I’ve seen a couple guys eat those but mostly for bait. I’m sure most fish are good cooked sautéed in some oil. Cheers brother 🤙🏻

[@gispechy]

Nice

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks

[@shwhwuwj]

Looks good

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks!

[@perofish]

I always thought that vegetable, canola, corn oil.was neutral.flavored oil. Did not think olive oil was considered a neutral flavored oil.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I’ve been proven that olive oil is not neutral on this video many times now lol

[@Nene_760]

Dman that looked so good i vouldnt even spell right .

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Lol. Thanks.

[@jason23275]

Try over a bbq then add the butter after to melt into it while it's hot

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Bbq trout… that’s a new one. Interesting.

[@yt_serika657]

At the end of the day, should I pull the ribs out before cooking or is it just that much easier to pull off after cooked?

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

100% after cooking will leave you with much more meat and much less time wasted. The meat sticks to the bone before cooking. After cooking it falls right off.

[@yt_serika657]

@@TheUrbanHunter. thank you very much for the tips 👍

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

No problem

[@blaphtome9382]

Cook that in grass fed beef tallow one time and you'll never go back

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Fish in beef tallow? First I’ve heard of that. Doesn’t sound bad.

[@blaphtome9382]

@@TheUrbanHunter. fish, chicken, you name it. Not sure I've fried anything that wasn't better in beef tallow. In case you haven't used it before; it doesn't really impart any kind of beef flavor, it just tastes a little better than most seed or vegetable oils IMO.

[@BiornBear]

LEAVE THE SKIN!!!

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

We are some but give a lot to our dog since the skin has a lot of fatty acids that are good for her coat.

[@theWadebros]

Gotta eat the tail man. Best part

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I heard they crunch like chips. I just gave the scraps to the dog. Those omega fatty acids are great for their coat.

[@The_Traveling_Man]

👍🔥🔥

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks!

[@driftingdynamic]

Looks good but I would never cook with extra virgin olive oil. Coconut oil goes really well with rainbow trout. Otherwise use lard, beef tallow, or ghee. Really high heat to crisp the skin perfectly.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Good recommendations. I choose olive because I like the healthy fats in it. Lard burns at a lower temperature so I don’t use that too much. Thanks

[@AaronBecerra-nt2lt]

I came to fish today and one guy got 4 and he gave them to me , I will cook one today

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

That’s some good luck right there. Let me know how it goes.

[@lavish169]

Man that would be so good right now

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I could also go for some fresh trout right now…

[@koinkollector2873]

Nice, thanks

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Welcome

[@violettracey]

Thanks!

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Welcome!

[@killercat241]

The skin is my favorite part to eat

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

We eat it sometimes. Especially if it’s crispy from a campfire cook. Cheers

[@sasquatchdonut2674]

Grilling is the best way. No exception

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

We cooked some browns over a campfire in Georgia a couple months ago. That was really fun.

[@StepOnTwigs]

How do you prevent the fish from curling? Iv cut the head off used oil and butter different amounts of it, but every time my trout curls.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

That’s interesting. I’ve actually never had a trout curl up on me lol. Even when it’s just filets.

[@user-kk3oh4mz2g]

Yup

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yep

[@3everlast]

Start at the vent 😂

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

That’s what it’s called lol

[@rodrigogarcia2622]

Where u get that seasoning?😊

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I think it’s on Amazon. You can get it in several stores. Everglades Fish & Chicken

[@paultaylor3517]

Best eat trout rain bow trout

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yep!

[@johnmaynes7142]

No one else has said it so I’m gonna say it. Olive oil is NOT a neutral oil

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

A lot of other people have said it lol. I’ve been corrected. My mistake

[@thatclassysheep1244]

How do I know if fish is safe to eat from my local freshwater ponds?

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Hey! Thats really impossible for me to say. If it looks like a healthy pond I would assume they are safe to eat.

[@Melodie_Info3]

will time to go fishing in alaska again1

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I’d really love to sometime

[@gemstone1639]

💓😍💯🙌

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Thanks!

[@nonameforyou5862]

Why do you season the skin just to tear it off? If you use a rough sponge you can scrape all the little scales off and then season it and then eat the skin too

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

It soaks in some. We definitely do eat the skin sometimes. Just wanted to show the meat coming off the bone. Sometimes we score the trout as well and eat it in chunks with the skin on. Just depends on the mood I’m in and how hungry I am. Sometimes the dog gets a lot.

[@httgotpower9546]

You can actually eat the skin without scaling it.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yeah I don’t think anyone tries to scale trout/salmon

[@airadaimagery692]

Are you serious? I’m a 51 year old angler from Louisiana. We have such a variety of different species of fish. I’ve caught and cooked everything from blue gill to blue marlin. I’ve cooked fish in so many ways I can’t even count, but I have NEVER heard of eating scales! Rainbow trout have been introduced to our state, and being and angler all my life, I was determined to learn how to catch them! That took me 3 fishing trips to figure out, but I got it now! Now I’m trying to gain knowledge on the best way to cook them, and people are telling me not to scale them! This is going to interesting.... You try to eat a fish from Louisiana, the Mississippi River, or even the Gulf of Mexico, with the scales left on, and your going to be in trouble! One person said, “I find them much crunchier with the scales left on”. I said, I guess you do!! You must have teeth like a grizzly! Lol... I guess the worst case scenario, I can just peel the skin and all away once their cooked... But if I’m going to do that, I just assume baking them in the oven, it’s less mess. But, the cooked skin does look very delicious. I just can’t see eating scales. That’s crazy. What makes a rainbow scales different from any other fish? I got questions...

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

@@airadaimagery692lol. Very serious. Obviously if I cook a largemouth, crappie, walleye, bluegill or whatever with the skin on, you have the scale them. Trout and salmon sales are like microscopic. When you eat the skin you wouldn’t even know the fish has scales. Give it a shot. Best to make it a little crispy if you can. It’s like a chip. Anyone trying to take scales off a trout/salmon species is just wasting their time.

[@airadaimagery692]

@@TheUrbanHunter. yes, I did see a scale. It was very tiny. I was thinking there’s no way I’ll be able to scale these fish, in any reasonable amount of time... But, this is good news! Will soon find out. Thanks! Where in the world are you from?

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

@@airadaimagery692 no problem. Born and raised in Ohio. I do travel a bit for hunting and fishing though.

[@m.lozano9970]

How do you feed grass to your butter?

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Same way you get grass fed beef

[@Authaire1]

Trout

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Trout

[@Authaire1]

​@@TheUrbanHunter. trout is good

[@paulettedunn-sanders9467]

Cook y’all fish at 140 degrees no matter what

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I’m sure she was over 140. Fish cook really fast since they’re lean. Totally agree.

[@olindaboulding7136]

Dusted it with flour so the skin gets crispy

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

That’s actually a great idea. We will try that next time.

[@Jainix]

Do you scale the trout?

[@LarryLeaders]

You would want to

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Trout have really tiny scales. You just eat them.

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

A trout that size would be good to butterfly, alot more flavor penetration, less oil and no butter skin would get crispy meat would blacken

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I’ve never butterflied a trout. Have you? I feel like it would be hard to cut right down the little spine to get it in half.

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

@@TheUrbanHunter. you just ride the spine on one side or the other, good for grilling larger trout too, spine and bones will pull right out if your gentle with it after its cooked

[@Andy_Is_Hot]

Not to be that guy but you said neutral cooking oil and olive oil is certainly not considered a neutral oil. Still good stuff though

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yeah there’s been about 10 guys tell me that now… thanks.

[@user-wp3gb3fv5p]

How do I clean the slime off at the trout?

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Just give them a rinse off. They aren’t particularly slimy fish like say a catfish. It’s not much of a concern.

[@stewpadasso297]

Why did he call the asshole a vent?😂

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I think that’s the technical term

[@ryanaugustine3534]

W

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

W

[@riceman3284]

Everglades? Do you watch deer meat

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Lol. Believe it or not I do, and he got me using this stuff several years ago. Been using it since.

[@mookiemfg2623]

Olive oil is not a neutral cooking oil

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yeah I messed that up. I’m used to using canola that is neutral but we started using olive lately for health reasons.

[@jacktsang05]

Damn your arteries not going t be happy w all that butter

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Lol it’s butter and mostly olive oil

[@nocturnalwolf7559]

Cooking with olive oil 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yep!

[@oscar-vf6vi]

The skin is delicious, why peel it off?

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Its a true i.q. test, he failed miserably....

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Sometimes we do eat the skin. It is tasty. I usually give it to my dog to help give her a healthy coat!

[@FeeZmar]

Taste the rainbow fish

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yes

[@randybonter8431]

Does anyone besides myself butterfly Trout from the back side? I have never seen anyone else do it. I know it's off topic. Just wondered.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I’ve never butterflied one myself. Sounds like a lot of bones. Trout are a little difficult to filet when they’re this small if you actually want to have a good amount to eat.

[@randybonter8431]

@@TheUrbanHunter. No sir. The meat peels off just like your video. Grilled skin down makes it crispy and delicious. The pin bones are still there. But come apart the same way. Thanks for responding.

[@akaill]

I tried to feed my butter grass it didn’t work out

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Idk why everyone can’t just assume I’m talking about grass fed cows since that’s where the butter comes from lol

[@Pumpkin-gk2oj]

Yeah they are not fresh… either old or caught from a under oxygenated mud puddle… I’ll pass

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

They were freshly caught. Just took about a half hour to drive home. Had them on ice. Turned out great!

[@zmanboss1]

Why not just season both sides to begin

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

You can if you like! Just an extra step.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

🤤

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Love cooking fish whole. Especially trout. 🤙🏻

[@user-zl5gi8sv7u]

Be kind to yourself, lay off the butter

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

I appreciate the looking out. We’re in great shape though my friend 💪🏻. All those miles looking for birds and hauling game out burns a lot of calories.

[@trickledowngaming7749]

Olive oil isn't a neutral oil

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yep

[@johnwillard4831]

Fresh rainbow trout don’t look like that, you sir have farm raised grocery store trout

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Rainbow trout lose their color about 10 mins after you take them out of the water. I caught these myself, drove home a half hour (it was about 40 degrees out) and cooked them up.

[@user-iz7cc3xr6m]

Look how white the gills are.....fresh??

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Yep! Caught myself about an hour before cooking.

[@relaxnewmexico7619]

Was that the cheek meat?

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

They do have a little bit of cheek meat on them but it’s very small.

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Try a walleye or even a big perch. They have silver dollar sized cheek meat. Nice bite sized snack that not a lot of people know about. Cheers

[@iantim3161]

Why is that fish so light not red?

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

You mean the meat? Trout are that color. Some are more orange, salmon is more red. This trout is pretty young too, if it was 10 years old it might be orange. These are stocked trout.

[@iantim3161]

@TheUrbanHunter. ok just very different from here.

[@Rybush06]

What's the point of seasoning the skin if you just take it off?

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

We eat some skin. But it still soaks in there as it mixes with the liquids and what not. You can definately taste it in there.

[@user-th1ns8hh5c]

Give it all to the dog

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

She got her cut

[@mossexotics246]

Explore more spices. That’s so much butter loo

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

We use Everglades fish and chicken and really love that. Most of it is olive oil and drops off so it’s nbd. Cheers 🤙🏻

[@user-wm4hk4fn3f]

Why wouldn’t you leave the heads on and keep the skin

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

We cook the heads sometimes. I give them to our dog. Lot of ways to cook fish!

[@TheRealZuia]

What veggie is that

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

Just green beans. They look a lot better when they’re not from a can.

[@dade4537]

No pepper, thyme, garlic or shallots?

[@TheUrbanHunter.]

We all got our preferences. That does sound good tho!