Fresh Ocean Trout in Fish Shaped Pastry

Fresh Ocean Trout in Fish Shaped Pastry

Posted 2015-08-03 by finyfollow
This recipe makes one large and one smaller fish

Ocean trout tastes quite similar to fresh salmon and I used trout in this as it is a more unusual dish, and trout was on special!

It is quite a fiddly recipe to make, however looks very impressive and appetizing, and tastes really delicious.

I have served it with mashed, steamed Kipfler potatoes, mashed with butter and milk, as well as boiled Broccolini.

Preparation Time: 65 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Makes: 3 servings

Ingredients
3 sheets Puff Pastry
1 very small egg beaten
325 g fresh ocean trout
2 hard boiled eggs
3 tbsp whipping cream
100 g cooked white rice
1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
1 tsp tarragon
20 g butter
Juice of ¼ lemon
Salt and black pepper
Kipfler potatoes for mashing (optional)
Broccolini (optional)

Method
  • Preheat the oven to 175° fan forced.

  • Thin out the pastry to make a length of about 35 cm. Cut this into the shape of a fish. I did this on baking paper which I placed directly on to a tray.


  • Use the left over bits of pastry to make a strip along the edge. Brush one side of each strip with a bit of the beaten egg, and put it around the rim of the pastry to make a raised edge.


  • Prick the base ALL over with a fork, and bake for about 10 minutes or until the pastry is starting to brown. Leave to cool down.

  • Mash the hard boiled eggs with the cream, and stir in the cooked rice.

  • Add the parsley and tarragon and season well.


  • Spoon this mixture on to the pastry which has now cooled.


  • Cut the trout into about 2 cm pieces.

  • Melt the butter in a frypan until it commences to sizzle, then add the trout.

  • Turn the pieces in the butter so that the colour changes but they are NOT cooked through.


  • Arrange them on the top of the egg and rice mixture.


  • Stir the lemon juice into the remaining butter in the pan and pour this over the filling.

  • Roll out the remaining pastry to cover the head section, and the tail section.

  • Brush both pieces of pastry with a bit of the beaten egg and place on top of the relevant pieces and press down slightly.

  • Make circles out of the remaining pastry (to resemble scales), brush each one with a bit of the beaten egg.

  • Place them tail side first, on the body section of the fish, overlapping them, and pressing the edges down to secure them.

  • Add a smaller one for the eye.

  • Brush the whole fish with the remaining egg.


  • Bake for about 10 minutes, turn down the heat to 145° and cook for another 15 - 20 minutes or until the pastry is brown all over.


  • Place on a serving dish, and serve.

  • Categories
    #fish
    #dinner
    #lunch
    #shaped_fish
    #novelty
    #unusual
    #ocean_trout
    #eggs
    #rice


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