Recipe - Baked Trout With Yoghurt And Herbs

6 (68 oz) trout
1 cup Greek strained yoghurt
1/3 cup Whipping cream
2 tablespoon Fresh chopped parsley
2 tablespoon Chopped chives
2 tablespoon Chopped fennel
1 teaspoon Fresh chopped thyme
1 teaspoon Fresh chopped oregano
1 teaspoon Fresh chopped tarragon
Clarified or unsalted butter

From: Wendy Lockman wlockman@ra1.randomc.com

Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 10:35:49 0500
Choose a baking dish or other shallow ovenproof dish suitable for bringing
to table, which is just large enough to take the trout in a single layer
when they are arranged head to tail. Thoroughly dry the fish with plenty of
kitchen paper. Make a frying pan very hot, barely smear it with fat and fry
the fish briefly, one or two at a time, just long enough to brown their
skins well on both sides. Transfer the fish to the ovenproof dish,
arranging them neatly. Cover and store in a cool place.

Chop the herbs and mix them gently in a small saucepan. Measure the yoghurt
and cream and pour them over the herbs. Add plenty of pepper and some salt
and stir to mix well. Cover and leave to infuse. Everything up to this
stage can be done in advance, but be sure to bring both the pan of sauce
and the dish of trout back to room temperature about 1 hour before they are
to be put back into the oven for cooking. (Foods that are transferred
straight from the fridge to cooker take a very long time to heat through
properly.)

About One half hour before you plan to serve the trout, bring the yoghurtand
herb mixture very slowly to simmering point, stirring all the while. Pour
the aromatic mixture over the fish, cover the dish and bake at 350 F (180
C) gas mark 4 for 2025 minutes until the fish are piping hot and cooked
through. (To check a trout for readiness, insert the tip of a knife into
its flesh just behind the head.) Serve with steamed new potatoes and other
young summer vegetables such as carrots and peas.

Source: Philippa Davenport in "Country Living" (British), June 1987.

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