Recipe#10950

Title: Basil Trout

From: iteach@slip.net (Elizabeth Pruyn) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking 
 Date: 1 Nov 1996 05:45:34 GMT 
 Message-ID: iteach-3110962246170001@sf-pm8-14-174.dialup.slip.net 

4 tablespoons olive oil
 1 pound onion, sliced very thin
 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
 1/4 teaspoon salt
 freshly ground pepper
 4 whole trout (10 to 12 ounces each), cleaned, bone-in
 8 large basil leaves
 Preheat grill.  Soak hickory chips in water for 30 minutes.  Heat 3
 tablespoons oil in a large skillet.  Add onions and cook until golden
 brown, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes.  Add vinegar and cook
 until reduced and syrupy, about 2 minutes.  Season with salt and pepper
 and set aside.  Brush the trout inside and out with remaining 1
 tablespoon oil.  Place 2 basil leaves inside each fish.  Sprinkle
 hickory chips on fire and grill fish until browned, about 4 minutes on
 each side.  Serve at once on platter over caramelized onions.
 -hartmans@ix.netcom.com (Jack and Kay Hartman)