Whole Poached Trout

Serves: 4

Dallas Effertz

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

46

Sweetness

58

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 large

Trout

1 cup

White Wine

1 cup

Mascarpone

Directions:

1

Lay the trout in a poacher or roasting pan

2

Pour the wine in, and add enough water to cover

3

Drop in the onion, bay leaf and peppercorns

4

Season the water with salt

5

Cover, and bring just to a boil

6

Turn off the heat and leave to cool to room temperature

7

Transfer the fish to a serving platter

8

Let sit 30 minutes, and then drain off any excess liquid

9

Pat dry

10

Remove the skin from the fish, leaving the head and tail intact

11

Prepare the cream mixture by beating the mascarpone with the chives, lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper

12

Cut down the back of the fish and open out the fillets

13

Remove the bones

14

Spread most of the cream mixture inside and sandwich the fillets back together

15

Spread the cream in a thin layer of the remaining cream over the flesh of the fish

16

Lay over cucumber slices to cover the flesh completely, like fish scales

17

Lay a chive flower over the eye

18

Serve