Name: Cider-roast rainbow trout with leek and prosciutto
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 30 gm butter, coarsely chopped; 80 ml olive oil (1/3 cup); 1 leek, thinly sliced; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 10 wide prosciutto slices; 250 gm coarse sourdough breadcrumbs (3½ cups); ¾ cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus extra to serve; Finely grated rind and juice of 2 lemons; 8 rainbow trout (about 300gm each), butterflied (see note); 2 Spanish onions, thinly sliced into rings; 300 ml dry cider; 300 ml chicken stock

Cider-roast rainbow trout with leek and prosciutto

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for cider-roast rainbow trout with leek and prosciutto.

Serves 8

Prep

20M

Cook

35M

Total

55M

Ingredients

30 gm butter, coarsely chopped

80 ml olive oil (1/3 cup)

1 leek, thinly sliced

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

10 wide prosciutto slices

250 gm coarse sourdough breadcrumbs (3½ cups)

¾ cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus extra to serve

Finely grated rind and juice of 2 lemons

8 rainbow trout (about 300gm each), butterflied (see note)

2 Spanish onions, thinly sliced into rings

300 ml dry cider

300 ml chicken stock

Method

Main

1.Preheat oven to 180C. Heat butter and half the olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, add leek and garlic and sauté until tender (3-4 minutes). Finely chop 2 prosciutto slices, add to pan and sauté until fragrant (2-3 minutes). Transfer to a bowl, add breadcrumbs, parsley and lemon rind and season to taste.

2.Open out trout, drizzle cavities with a little lemon juice and season to taste. Divide breadcrumb mixture among trout, then reshape trout around stuffing. Wrap each trout in a prosciutto slice then season to taste.

3.Place onion in a single layer in a roasting pan large enough to hold trout snugly in a single layer, or divide among two smaller pans. Place trout on top, pour over cider and stock, drizzle with remaining oil and lemon juice and roast until just cooked though (20-25 minutes). Serve trout hot, scattered with extra parsley, with onion and pan juices.

Note You’ll need to ask your fishmonger to butterfly the trout for you.
Drink Suggestion: Heady, full-bodied viognier. Drink suggestion by Max Allen
Notes