2 trout 1- to 2-pound whole (mullet, turbot, or flounder)
Vegetable oil
Green onions
Lemon slices
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
* Part two.
1/4 cup butter real
1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash hot sauce
Remove heads and tails of fish (or leave on as desired). Rinse and pat dry. Brush fish with vegetable oil; fill cavities with lengths of green onions and slices of lemon. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Prepare the following sauce.
Lemon-Butter:
*Melt butter in small saucepan; add lemon juice, salt and Tabasco®. Allow about 2 tablespoons lemon-butter per serving. Grill fish about 6 inches from medium-hot coals on greased rack or in grilling basket. Allow 10 to 12 minutes total cooking time per inch of thickness at the thickest part of fish. Thus a fish 2 inches thick will take about 10 to 12 minutes per side (or 20 to 24 minutes total cooking time) depending on heat of fire. Close hood; turn fish just once. (If not using a grilling basket, turn fish with aid of 2 spatulas to avoid breaking fish.) Fish is cooked when it flakes easily with a fork. Brush frequently with lemon-butter during grilling and serve any remaining sauce with fish.
Note: Place hickory chips, that have been soaked in water at least 1/2 hour, on coals just before cooking for an appetizing smoky flavor.