Black Lentil And Pine Nuts Stuffed Trout Fish Recipes

STUFFED TROUT

Steps:

• Make the tomato vinaigrette. Over a flame or in the broiler, lightly char the outside of a few Roma tomatoes. Purée the tomato smooth and measure one cup. Blend the tomato with the vinegar, dijon, lemon juice, and one teaspoon of salt. Now emulsify the tomato mixture with the olive oil. Set aside and do not cool.
• Dice the focaccia into one-inch cubes and lightly toast. Then buzz the crumbs in a food processor.
• Toast the pine nuts in a pan on the stove until lightly browned. Cool and roughly chop.
• Cook the leeks. Dice them small and sauté with two tablespoons of butter until they are translucent. Season with salt. Add a splash of water and cook until the water is absorbed. Repeat the water process. Cooking out the water will make the leeks nice and creamy. Set aside to cool.
• Make the stuffing. Mix the bread crumbs, pine nuts, capers, lemon zest, parsley, ramp powder, ½ teaspoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of cracked black pepper.
• Lay out the fish skin side down and lightly season the flesh with salt. Add a liberal amount of the bread crumb mixture to each fish. Now split the leeks between the two fish and evenly layer over the bread crumbs. Close the fish and tie off with butcher's twine in 3 or 4 places, running the fish's length to secure the filling. You can also omit using the butcher's twine, just be careful when you handle the fish during the cooking process.
• Preheat the oven to 425ºF.
• Dredge and sear the fish. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Lay the fish into seasoned flour and brush off any excess. Carefully set the fish in the oil. Sear until browned, flip, add a tablespoon of butter, and brown the second side. Remove the first fish to a sheet tray. Pour out the existing oil/butter and repeat the searing process with the second fish.
• Bake the fish on the sheet tray for 15 to 20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165ºF.
• While the fish is baking, cook the asparagus al dente in a hot pan with butter and garlic. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Plate with tomato oil down first, then asparagus, and finish with the fish. Drizzle a little olive oil and garnish with finely chopped chives.

TROUT WITH PECAN AND PINE NUT CRUST

Steps:

• Finely chop pine nuts and pecans in processor, using on/off turns. Transfer to shallow bowl. Mix in sesame seeds. Open trout and place skin side down on large baking sheet. Stir butter and garlic in small saucepan over low heat until butter melts. Brush garlic butter over trout. Sprinkle nut mixture over trout; press to adhere. Season with salt and pepper. Chill uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400° F. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Place 2 trout, nut side down, into skillet. Cook 2 minutes. Using spatula, turn trout, nut side up, onto baking sheet. Repeat with remaining oil and trout. Bake trout until opaque in center, about 5 minutes.

PANFRIED TROUT WITH SPINACH AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Put cornmeal on a large plate. Lightly pat fish with paper towels and season with salt and pepper, then coat fillet well with cornmeal.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté one third of spinach, stirring constantly, until slightly wilted but still bright green, 15 to 30 seconds. Transfer cooked spinach to a bowl. Sauté remaining spinach with remaining oil in same manner. Season with salt.
• Wipe skillet with a paper towel, then heat 2 tablespoons butter over moderate heat until foam subsides. Increase heat to moderately high and sauté two fillets, skin sides down first, turning once, until golden brown and just cooked through, about 4 minutes (do not clean skillet). Repeat with remaining butter and fillets, then reserve browned butter in skillet.
• Divide spinach among plates and top with pine nuts and fish, then drizzle fish with browned butter.

STUFFED TROUT

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Stuff into trout. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

PINE-NUTTY TROUT FILLETS

Steps:

• Grind nuts and flour in food processor. Transfer to shallow dish. Season generously with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover.)
• Cut each trout in half lengthwise into fillets. Remove any bones. Brush fish with oil. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Dredge fish in nut mixture; press to adhere. Cook until brown and crisp, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plates. Sprinkle fish with parsley and garnish with lime.

STUFFED BAKED TROUT

Steps:

• Pour the stock over the couscous in a bowl, cover with cling film and leave until the couscous has soaked up the liquid. Stir the toasted pine nuts into the couscous along with parsley, lemon zest and juice. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Lightly oil 2 sheets of foil. Season the trout, then make 2 'sandwiches' of 2 fillets with the couscous in the middle. Repeat with the rest of the trout and the couscous. Wrap the 'sandwiches' individually in foil, then bake for 15-20 mins. Serve with potatoes and salad.

BLACK LENTIL AND PINE NUTS STUFFED TROUT FISH

Steps:

• fry onions in oil add fenel, garlic and rest. Stuff fish, let marinate. Bake 30 minutes.