Trout is a delicious and exquisite delicacy. This fish is characterized by good taste and contains many useful trace elements. It is interesting that the trout lives exclusively in clean water. This is guaranteed to make the quality of its meat high.
General information about trout
Under the single name "trout" are combined fish of different species, which are representatives of the subfamily Salmonidae (salmon family).
What are the types of trout?
There are brook, lake, Adriatic, marble, flathead, Sevan, Amu Darya trout. The trout is found in nature.
The following types of trout live in the Pacific Ocean: Caucasian, Arizona, golden, Biwa trout, mykizha, Gil trout, and Clark salmon.
Loaches also have various types of trout. So, for example, they include lacustrine, silver and big-headed loaches, American char, and also Dolly Varden.
Shape and color
Trout is different from other fish in its appearance - it is impossible not to recognize it. This fish has a body compressed from all sides, as well as a short and truncated muzzle. Trout teeth are arranged in two rows. In the wild, there are individuals about one meter long and weighing about twenty kilograms. Males are usually smaller than females, with more teeth and larger heads.
Trout has a variable color. Usually her back is olive in color, her sides are green-yellow, and her belly is light, whitish. The color of the water where the fish lives affects its color. So, a fish living in reservoirs with a peat bottom is usually darker in color than its relative living in rivers and lakes with a calcareous bottom.
Trout usually spawn when they reach the age of two years. The trout spawns for a month, while approaching the shore, choosing places with a weak current.
Distribution and breeding of trout
This fish is common in Western European countries. In Russia, trout can be found in the regions of the Northwest, as well. This fish is also found in the reservoirs of Central Asia, less often in the tributaries of the Kama and in the Volga.
Sea trout, in turn, is distinguished by its propensity to travel - it can swim several hundred kilometers.
This delicacy fish is often bred in fish farms - both in fresh and in sea water. However, such artificially bred fish, as a rule, refuse to spawn, so artificial insemination is used when breeding it.
How to catch more fish?
For 13 years of active fishing, I have found many ways to improve the bite. And here are the most effective ones:- Cool activator. Attracts fish in cold and warm water with the help of pheromones included in the composition and stimulates their appetite. It's a pity that Rosprirodnadzor wants to ban its sale.
- More sensitive gear. Read the relevant manuals for the particular type of tackle on the pages of my website.
- Lures based pheromones.
Trout fishing
Hunting is usually carried out on brook or rainbow trout. This fish is well caught on spinning, and spinners are used as bait. In order for fishing to bring the expected effect, the bait for the fish must be cast close to the trout.
Sometimes, during fishing, this fish behaves quite playfully: either it becomes interested in a spinner or a wobbler, then it suddenly swims away, only to return again after a while. Trout can play such a “game” with a fisherman for a long time.
Useful properties and composition of trout
Since trout lives exclusively in clean water, the quality of its meat is quite high.
Meat composition, vitamins and minerals
Trout contains:
- phosphorus,
- zinc,
- polyunsaturated fatty acids Omega-3 and Omega-6
- B vitamins, including B3 (niacin).
calories
Great information for those who care about their figure. Trout is a low-calorie fish: one hundred grams contains only 88 kcal. This is almost half as much as, for example, in salmon. Therefore, nutritionists actively recommend eating trout.
Medical aspect
If you regularly eat the meat of this fish, your risk of getting cancer will be significantly reduced. The use of this fish contributes to the fight against high blood pressure and will help improve memory, overcome depression. It improves brain function.
In addition, the digestion of trout takes a short amount of time: no more than 2-3 hours.
cosmetic benefit
Low-calorie trout is perfect for those who watch their weight and shape. In addition, each piece of this fish will give your body all the necessary vitamins and nutrients, which will undoubtedly affect the quality of the skin, hair, teeth.
Contraindications to the use of trout
Doctors do not recommend eating trout in large quantities for people suffering from duodenal ulcers and stomach ulcers, chronic liver diseases. Also, do not eat this fish if you have an individual intolerance to it.
Sometimes unscrupulous sellers can use dyes, growth hormones, or antibiotics to give a presentation. In this regard, try not to eat trout that has been artificially raised more than once a month.
How to choose a trout when buying?
- Pay attention to the appearance of the fish - its skin should be slippery and elastic. This means that the trout is fresh.
- If the fish has cloudy eyes, this indicates that the trout is old.
- Avoid trout with dark brown gills
- If the fish shines with an unnatural artificial shine, it means that it is stuffed with various food additives that significantly reduce the nutritional value of trout.
- You should not choose a fish only by its large belly - there may be milk inside, not caviar.
The most delicious trout recipes
Trout dishes are distinguished by their sophistication and excellent taste. This fish can be fried in a pan or on coals, boiled fish soup or soup from it, baked, boiled with vegetables. Below are a few recipes that you are sure to love.
Trout ear cooked on campfire
What you need:
- Trout carcass for 400-600 grams.
- Potato - 500 grams
- Onion -2-3 pcs.
- Tomato - 1-2 pieces
- Carrots - 2-3 pieces
- Salt, spices and herbs to taste.
Cooking steps:
- Cut off the tail and head and cook the broth.
- When the water boils, add onions and offal, bring to a boil again
- Onions and offal are removed from the broth and discarded
- Add finely chopped potatoes, carrots, spices and salt.
- add tomatoes and herbs. The ear is ready.
- It is best to cook such an ear on coals.
Salted trout for sandwiches
What you need:
- Fresh trout carcass - 500 grams
- Lemon - half a piece
- Black pepper, salt - to taste
Cooking steps:
- Wash and clean the fish, remove all bones, cut into small pieces
- Cut the lemon into thin slices
- Salt and pepper the fish
- We put it in a container, tightly close the lid and leave it overnight in the refrigerator.
In the morning, delicious salted trout for sandwiches is ready!
Grilled trout
What you need:
- Trout fillet - 500 grams
- Vegetable oil - 4 tablespoons
- Lemon or lime - 1 piece
- Soy sauce - 3 tablespoons
- Sugar - 1 teaspoon
- Dill - bunch
- A little hot red pepper
Cooking steps:
- Wash the fish and cut into pieces
- Prepare the marinade: mix lemon juice, soy sauce, vegetable oil, sugar and pepper. Add finely chopped dill.
- Soak the fish pieces in the marinade for half an hour
- Put the pieces on the grill and bake on the coals until golden brown
A delicious meal is ready!
Trout baked whole in the oven
What you need:
- Trout carcass - 1 piece
- Onions - a couple of pieces
- Fennel - 20 grams
- Potatoes - 4 pieces
- Tomato - 3 pieces
- Lemon - 1 piece
- Garlic -2 cloves
- Salt and spices - to taste
Cooking steps:
- Rub with a mixture of peppers and pour over lemon juice
- Overcook the onion, add the fennel and stuff the fish carcass with them
- Drizzle trout with vegetable oil
- We spread the fish on the "carpet" of tomatoes and put in the oven for 40 minutes. Bake at a temperature of 180-200 degrees, until a crust forms.
Dinner is served!
Trout steak
What you need:
- fish steaks - 4-6 pieces
- Carrots - 3 pieces
- Onions - 4 pieces
- Lemon - 2 pieces
- Vegetable oil - 2-3 tablespoons
- Salt, spices, herbs - to taste
Cooking steps:
- Sprinkle the steaks with lemon juice, salt, pepper, fry in a pan
- In another bowl, fry the chopped vegetables
- We put the steak on a plate, and put the overcooked vegetables next to it.
Bon appetit!
Trout in champagne
What will be required:
- Rainbow trout - 2 pieces
- Sparkling wine or champagne - 200-250 ml
- Butter - 70 grams
- Milk - 80 grams
- Wheat flour - 3 tablespoons
- Butter - 60 g
- Onions - 2 pieces
- Egg yolk - 1 piece
- Sour cream 20% fat - 100 ml
- Salt, spices - to taste
Cooking steps:
- We clean, gut and wash fish carcasses
- Wet the trout in milk, to which salt and spices are added
- Roll the fish in flour and fry over low heat, adding butter 5 1 votes
