Name: Baked golden trout with roe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 - 8
Ingredients: 2 golden trout (500gm-600gm each); 250 ml riesling or other aromatic white wine (1 cup); 150 ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve; 3 golden shallots, thinly sliced; 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1½ tbsp thyme; 1 tbsp oregano; Thinly peeled rind of 1 lemon; 2 tsp pink peppercorns, bruised; Crème fraîche, lemons cheeks and trout roe, to serve

Baked golden trout with roe

While a baked whole trout looks impressive, it's a pretty simple procedure. We've baked this one with an aromatic riesling and lemon rind to coax out fresh flavours.

Serves 6 - 8

Prep

20M

Cook

30M

Total

50M

Baking fish whole is not only easy, it brings plenty of impact to the table.

Ingredients

2 golden trout (500gm-600gm each)

250 ml riesling or other aromatic white wine (1 cup)

150 ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve

3 golden shallots, thinly sliced

3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1½ tbsp thyme

1 tbsp oregano

Thinly peeled rind of 1 lemon

2 tsp pink peppercorns, bruised

Crème fraîche, lemons cheeks and trout roe, to serve

Method

Main

1.Preheat oven to 150C. Place trout in a large roasting pan. Pour riesling and olive oil over fish, and scatter with shallots, garlic, herbs, lemon rind and pink peppercorns. Season to taste with sea salt flakes and white pepper, and bake trout, basting regularly with pan juices, until flesh falls away easily when gently pushed with a knife (25-30 minutes).

2.Drizzle trout with extra-virgin olive oil and serve with crème fraîche, lemon cheeks and trout roe.