I caught my first sea trout last night, needless to say it was an amazing experience.

I'm thinking about preparing it for a platter at my god daughter's christening party next weekend and am hoping for suggestions as to what the very best/poshest/most excellent way to prepare, cook and present it would be?

The fish weighs about 4lb...

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At one of my weddings the sea trout had been steamed and then all of the scale / skin removed and replaced with tiny scales of cucumber, a brace were done like that and set upon a mirror platter with aspic jelly to one side holding various other sea foods - that's about the poshest I've ever seen a peal served.

I would have preferred it served much more simply.


Simply bake the fish - it is a dish fit for kings or very honest men.

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Hi have browse through this Eating Trout and this http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/sea_trout

Thankyou both.

I think I'll keep it simple and bake it, served with salad and lemons....

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Borrow a fish kettle and cook it in a court bouillon(for only a short period - some suggest simply bringing the stock to boil and then turning off the heat and leaving to cool).

Place on a platter, skin the upper side and either lay thinly sliced cucumber over it or serve as is with some hollandaise.

congratz and keep going

Hot smoked is lovely.

I considered hot smoked but it wouldn't fit in my smoker ;-)

Ended up stuffing it with fresh herbs, lemon, salt and pepper and baking it in foil. Served with slices of lemon and salad, went down a treat.

I had a look at fish kettles, can see me purchasing one of those...

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It was canny nice like.......

i cooked mine in the oven with garlic and dill and butter mmmmmmmmmmmmm chef big j

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