Griddled Trout With Herbs Medieval Recipes

GRILLED TROUT WITH HERBS AND CITRUS-NUT OIL DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat an outdoor grill or preheat a grill pan to high. Pat the fish very dry with with paper or kitchen towels. Season the inside of each trout with salt and pepper, to taste. Stuff each fish with a quarter of the butter, shallots and tarragon. Tie the fish closed with kitchen twine, dental floss, or thread the fish closed with a skewer.
• Brush the fish lightly with oil. Season the outside of the fish with generously with salt and the pepper, to taste. Grill the trout until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the fish registers 125 degrees F, turning once, about 5 minutes per side. Set aside for 5 minutes before serving.
• Meanwhile make the dressing: Put the vinegar, orange zest, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in the oil to make a dressing.
• Snip off the string or remove the skewer and serve each fish drizzled with some of the dressing.

GRIDDLED TROUT WITH HERBS

Steps:

• 1. Put one sprig or generous shake of rosemary down the middle of each fish.
• 2. Chop all the other herbs and seasonings and mash them into the soft butter.
• 3. Use this to coat the fish generously on each side.
• 4. Griddle, barbeque or grill it for 4-5 minutes on each side or until the skin is well browned and the flesh flaking off the bone.
• 5. Baste now and then with the butter which runs off.
• 6. Serve at once with lot of fresh bread and a salad or a simple green vegetable.

BASQUE-STYLE TROUT WITH HERBS

Steps:

• Lay fish in one layer in oven-proof dish.
• Combine remaining ingredients, pour over fish, and let stand 30 minutes.
• Turn and marinate 15 minutes longer.
• Bake in preheated 350F oven for 25 minutes or until fish is firm to the touch.
• OR Freeze fish with marinade in zip-lock bag.
• Thaw and bake as above.

GRIDDLED TROUT WITH HERBS

Steps:

• 1. The herbs below are what might have been used in Anglo-Saxon East Anglia, but use whatever you might fancy. Try to use fresh, although dried is acceptable. 6 fresh cleaned trout 6 sprigs fresh rosemary, or 1-2 tablespoons dried 75g (3 oz) soft butter 18 fresh mint leaves or 2 teaspoons dried Leaves from 6 sprigs fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried 6 fresh sage leaves or 1 scant teaspoon dried 1-2 teaspoons coarse sea salt 6-9 grinds black pepper Put one sprig or generous shake of rosemary down the middle of each fish. Chop all the other herbs and seasonings and mash them into the soft butter. Use this to coat the fish generously on each side. Griddle, barbeque or grill it for 4-5 minutes on each side or till the skin is well browned and the flesh flaking off the bone. Baste now and then with the butter which runs off. Serve at once. The grilled trout is a combination of elements from each of these recipes. The first documents trout as an Elizabethan England fish, which was prepared and served like other freshwater fish of the era. The trout was cooked in a manner similar to the second and third recipes.
• 2. Redaction Red Trout from Weber County fish farms 2 bottles Pale Ale from Wasatch microbrewery Dill from grandma's garden Parsley from grandma's garden Black Pepper & salt to taste Lemon juice Chop dill and parsley. Sprinkle trout liberally with herbs. Simmer the herbed trout in ale until it is flaky. Transfer to a serving plank and serve immediately. We prepared the trout much as in the second and third recipes. We simmered the trout in a skillet of ale, seasoned with salt, dill, black pepper and parsley. Instead of seasoning with vinegar, we used lemon juice.

GRIDDLED TROUT WITH HERBS (MEDIEVAL RECIPE)

Steps:

• Put one sprig or generous shake of rosemary down the middle of each fish.
• Chop all the other herbs and seasonings and mash them into the soft butter.
• Use this to coat the fish generously on each side.
• Griddle, barbeque or grill it for 4-5 minutes on each side or till the skin is well browned and the flesh flaking off the bone.
• Baste frequently with the butter that runs off.
• Serve at once with fresh peasant bread and a salad or a simple green vegetable.