Sea trout- any advances on this..

Sea trout- any advances on this..

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truck71

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2,328 posts

172 months

Thursday 22nd September 2016
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/94...

Not looking for anything too complicated, it's an informal dinner party.

21TonyK

11,524 posts

209 months

Thursday 22nd September 2016
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That's exactly my sort of food but a dish like that needs to be part of a bigger menu.

Just serving a main like that won't work and if you increase the portion size you lose the original concept of the dish. Personally I might add a few fingerling potatoes sliced and buttered with dill herb.

What else are you thinking of serving?

oddman

2,321 posts

252 months

Thursday 22nd September 2016
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Have you got the fish yet?

Sea Trout is one of the most beautiful fish I've eaten. Line caught from the Dovey.

Real sea trout is a wild fish and they tend to stop running (migrating back up river) at the end of the summer

Depending on where you are in the country the season ends between next week and end of next month.

I think they have done some experiments with farming trout in sea lochs but it's not the same thing.

truck71

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2,328 posts

172 months

Friday 23rd September 2016
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The fish is a wild trout caught in South Wales, I bought it a month ago and froze it immediately. Now looking for an opportunity to feed a few neighbours with it. I wad thinking of serving it with minted potatoes and some asparagus.

TIGA84

5,206 posts

231 months

Friday 23rd September 2016
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Fillet it, score skin, fry until skin is crispy.

Serve with warm butter sauce with a few pink grapefruit segments, samphire and brown shrimp.

Piece of piss and its beautiful, had it at the Opera Tavern a while ago as a special and it was sublime, I think there were some strips of Salsify but I've done it at home without them, if you want to bulk it up for a main then a few new potatoes either fried or boiled would work.

Its 10 mins work and easy to replicate for many as you can make a big pan of the sauce and simply fry the fish separately.


NordicCrankShaft

1,723 posts

115 months

Friday 23rd September 2016
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We had Sea Trout from the girlfriends grandfather yesterday, I just panfried it and did a buttered pea and watercress salad with it- Simple is best.

truck71

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2,328 posts

172 months

Thursday 10th November 2016
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Bit of a resurrection- never cooked the fish and it's been in the freezer ever since. Going to use it on Saturday, will it be ok having been frozen whole since the end of August (2 1/2 months in freezer)?

21TonyK

11,524 posts

209 months

Thursday 10th November 2016
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As long as the air didn't get to it should be ok. The original texture will be compromised but it should taste fine.

truck71

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2,328 posts

172 months

Thursday 10th November 2016
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21TonyK said:
As long as the air didn't get to it should be ok. The original texture will be compromised but it should taste fine.
Thanks, I'm guessing the usual rules on checking the odour etc just to be sure?

I'm thinking of a Rhone Valley viognier to accompany it, sound right?

21TonyK

11,524 posts

209 months

Thursday 10th November 2016
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It should be fine as long as its been tightly wrapped. Just check the extremities for any signs of dehydration as this will stink when defrosted and really not be nice.

Not that big on white wines so can't really comment but sounds like a plan. Viognier will match with spices quite well so some stronger flavours (like good olives) in the veg would be okay.

truck71

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2,328 posts

172 months

Saturday 12th November 2016
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21TonyK said:
As long as the air didn't get to it should be ok. The original texture will be compromised but it should taste fine.
You're spot on, flesh is not as firm but is odurless and looks fabulous now it's filleted- made it easier to de-bone.

Still looks as fresh as the day it was caught.