Smoked Trout Timbales With Red Pepper Sauce Recipes

SMOKED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine peppers, onion, garlic, vinegar, honey, mustard, chipotle and salt and pepper in a blender and blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the oil and blend until emulsified. Strain sauce into a bowl.
• Cook's Note: This classic sauce is great on grilled veggies, chicken, fish and steak.

SMOKED TROUT WITH LEMON-CHIVE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut head and tail from trout. Peel back skin and, using a fork, gently lift meat from bones. Pick over fillets for remaining bones.
• In small bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, crème fraîche, lemon zest, lemon juice, chives and dill. Mix well.
• Place a piece of trout on a slice of baguette, and top with a dollop of sauce. Repeat with remaining trout and arrange on a platter.

SMOKED TROUT CANAPES WITH CREME-FRAICHE AND HERB SAUCE FOR TWO

Steps:

• For the sauce: In a small bowl combine the creme fraiche, herbs, lemon zest and juice, salt, and pepper.
• Assemble the canapes: Dab a teaspoon or of creme fraiche sauce on 1 side of the pumpernickel slices. Place 1 or 2 large flakes or chunks of trout on each, and top with a small dollop of crème fraiche sauce. Garnish each canape with a frond of dill, and serve.

SMOKED TROUT TIMBALES WITH RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• For Timbales:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Remove any skin & bones from trout & flake the flesh.
• Blend or process cheese, egg, egg yolk, juice, trout & salmon till just combined well & fold in cream.
• Divide into 4 greased dishes of approx 1/2 cup capacity & cover w/greased foil.
• Place dishes in shallow baking dish & pour enough water into baking dish to come halfway up the sides of the dishes.
• Bake for about 40 min or till firm. Turn timbales onto serving dishes & serve w/sauce spooned around the timbales & a scant spoon of sauce drizzled over the tops.
• For Red Pepper Sauce:.
• Melt butter in med saucepan, add onion + peppers & cook over low-heat for about 10 min (stirring occ) till peppers are soft.
• Add flour, stir constantly over heat for 1 min & remove from heat.
• Gradually stir in water & stock cube granules. Return to heat & stir constantly over high-heat till mixture boils & thickens.
• Allow to cool a few min, blend or process till smooth, strain & set aside till needed.
• NOTES: The recipe notes that the timbales are best prepared just b4 serving, but that the sauce can be prepared a day ahead, kept refrigerated & rewarmed -- reheat without allowing mixture to boil.

SMOKED-TROUT PATE WITH PITA CRISPS

Steps:

• Puree trout, cream cheese, butter, Cognac, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and dill in a food processor. Add lemon juice, a few drops of hot sauce, salt, and pepper, and pulse. Transfer to a bowl. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or overnight). Garnish with more onion and dill, and serve with pita crisps.

TROUT WITH ALMONDS & RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Tip the pepper, tomatoes, garlic, oil and vinegar into a roasting tin, then toss them together. Roast for 20 mins, then make a space in the roasting tin for the trout fillets, scattering with the almonds and a little salt and pepper.
• Return to the oven for a further 10-15 mins, until the fish is cooked and the almonds lightly toasted. Serve with lemon wedges for squeezing over and a rocket salad on the side.

SMOKED TROUT & PEA PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water according to pack instructions, adding the peas for the last 3 mins. Meanwhile, flake the trout and set aside, then mix the yogurt with the horseradish, salt and pepper.
• Drain the pasta, then return to the pan and stir in the trout and yogurt, letting the heat of the pasta warm the sauce. Tastes great with a crisp green salad.