Baked Trout With Yoghurt And Herbs

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Title: BAKED TROUT WITH YOGHURT AND HERBS
Categories: Seafood
Yield: 6 servings

6 6-8 oz trouts
7 1/2 fl Greek strained yoghurt
2 1/2 fl Whipping cream
2 tb Fresh chopped parsley
2 tb Chopped chives
2 tb Chopped fennel
1 ts Fresh chopped thyme
1 ts Fresh chopped oregano
1 ts Fresh chopped tarragon
Clarified or unsalted butter

Choose a baking dish or other shallow oven-proof 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 1/2 hour before you plan to serve the trout, bring the yoghurt-and-
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 20-25 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. Typed
for you by Karen Mintzias

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