earthy trout

[kingfisher 0]

I knew a cro-magnon geezer,always on about hunting sabre-tooth tigers,never got his chance in the end because they became extinct while he chatted

[trick 0]

a bloke at work is bringing in me a trout that he caught but he says they taste earthy which i assume means that they taste of dirt and was wandering if anyone knows of a way of stopping this

 

 

soak em over night in salted water.then rinse well.should be ok then

[yoggerman 5]

a bloke at work is bringing in me a trout that he caught but he says they taste earthy which i assume means that they taste of dirt and was wandering if anyone knows of a way of stopping this

 

the main reason people complain that trout taste earthy......... is because they havent cleaned it properly.. when you gut it make sure to clean out the black back vain that runs all the way down the spine .. use the back of a tea-spoon or a butter knife..................... i hope this help's

[leegreen 2,169]

Knowing a bit about trout I'll tell you why the earthy taste, trout or still water trout or even chalk stream trout, stocked that is. The flavor is taken on by the algae in the water that the trout was grown and not by the water that it was caught in, unless it was in there a long time and then the flavor may be lost a bit or increased a bit depending on the water.As I have said before trout pellets are over 90% effective :sick: so maybe the flavor you are tasting is pellet .

I have herd from a couple of sources trout poached in apple juice can eliminate some of the earthy taste, smoking is also good or you could always turn them into fish cakes

[amroth29 0]

a bloke at work is bringing in me a trout that he caught but he says they taste earthy which i assume means that they taste of dirt and was wandering if anyone knows of a way of stopping this

dont eat it

[Shooter08 0]

i know of a real good chalkstream in wansford,

its near driffield if any of you live near its well worth a try honestly!

[mackem 26,341]

Knowing a bit about trout I'll tell you why the earthy taste, trout or still water trout or even chalk stream trout, stocked that is. The flavor is taken on by the algae in the water that the trout was grown and not by the water that it was caught in, unless it was in there a long time and then the flavor may be lost a bit or increased a bit depending on the water.As I have said before trout pellets are over 90% effective :sick: so maybe the flavor you are tasting is pellet .

I have herd from a couple of sources trout poached in apple juice can eliminate some of the earthy taste, smoking is also good or you could always turn them into fish cakes

Trout poached in apple juice LG,wheres apple juice fishery then

[leegreen 2,169]

Knowing a bit about trout I'll tell you why the earthy taste, trout or still water trout or even chalk stream trout, stocked that is. The flavor is taken on by the algae in the water that the trout was grown and not by the water that it was caught in, unless it was in there a long time and then the flavor may be lost a bit or increased a bit depending on the water.As I have said before trout pellets are over 90% effective :sick: so maybe the flavor you are tasting is pellet .

I have herd from a couple of sources trout poached in apple juice can eliminate some of the earthy taste, smoking is also good or you could always turn them into fish cakes

Trout poached in apple juice LG,wheres apple juice fishery then

 

Think it's near Tunbridgewells near that place you were looking at

[Guest ferret feller]

i caght a one poand streem trout in the local stream in the park and i killed it and took it home for tea first cast aswell but i still regret it to this day as i went back 8 or 9 times and never saw any more so i kind of feel like i killed them off even if it was juts one fish.....

[mackem 26,341]

Still hoping your going to give me an invite to your place LG

[ssssh1forthepot 0]

Ive had a few brown trout out of the wharfe up near burnsal that tasted quite earthy I normally add garlic and butter seems to sort it out.

[grandadbob 0]

Hiya,

 

Hot smoking is the best way I have found to cook a muddy trout, the key is to salt the fish first by covering the fillets in salt for half and hour before rinsing off. The salting procees draws the moisture and the muddy flavour out of the fish which can then be replaced with the smoky flavour during the hot smoking process.

 

You can see full instructions for how to hot smoke trout here: How to hot smoke trout

 

Hope that helps a little.

 

Cheers

[Cornio 0]

I agree with grandadbob.

I always smoke my trout and the taste is superb.

Somebody mentioned cleaning them properly, this isn't the case. Of course you should clean them properly, but this won't remove the earthyness.

I've also eaten Bream, Carp and Pike in Germany and would recommend that any freshwater fish be smoked.

Even Mullet can taste quite earthy, as they go high up estuaries and will sift through silt.

[gerjan 7]

Let them swim in fresh, clean water for a day before you kill them.

[drewy 0]

Ask him to get you chalkstream-trout,exquisite flavour,chalk&Cheese to rainbow stockies