Trout is a representative of the salmon family, which has a huge number of species. Often in appearance it can be difficult to determine which subspecies the fish in front of you on the counter belongs to. Moreover, in recent decades there has been a huge number of fish farms that cultivate this fish artificially.
The captive trout differs from its marine counterpart in the pronounced smell of the river, which often gives the finished fish an undesirable aftertaste. A very common dish is trout baked in the oven in foil. Cooking in this way allows you to neutralize the unwanted smell of mud by adding various spices, such as seasoning for fish, thyme and, of course, wine, used as a fill or marinade.
Trout, baked in the oven in foil, firmly entrenched in the menu of many restaurants. But, nevertheless, this should not be considered a dish of the rich gourmets. Due to the industrial production and unpretentiousness of this fish to the conditions of detention, it has a fairly low cost, which makes it affordable for the average buyer. Let's try to figure out how to cook trout in the oven.
To prepare the dish you will need:
- trout - one piece weighing 200-400 grams;
- cauliflower inflorescence - 50 grams;
- broccoli - 50 grams;
- carrots - 50 grams;
- asparagus beans - 50 grams;
- thyme greens - 20 grams;
- white wine - 30 grams;
- spices (salt, ground black pepper, seasoning for fish) - a pinch;
- olive oil - 25 grams;
- butter - 20 grams;
- half a lemon.
Trout, baked in the oven in foil, is actually prepared very simply. It should be noted that the vegetables listed in the recipe can be bought already boiled, frozen, both individually and in the form of a vegetable mixture.
Let's start cooking. All vegetables must be spasserovat in a pan with the addition of butter, seasoning them with salt and pepper. Next, you should roll an envelope-boat out of food foil, corresponding to the size of the purchased fish, grease the inside of the envelope with olive oil and place sautéed vegetables in an even layer.
As a rule, trout is sold already gutted, but not cleaned from scales and with unremoved gills. The scales and gills must be removed, and then carefully clean the fish, preparing the product for further processing.
The cleaned trout must be greased on all sides with olive oil, salt, pepper, drizzle with lemon juice and put thyme fish inside. After this, the trout should be placed in an envelope over the vegetables so that the fish is in the vertical plane with the fin up, and the open belly on the vegetables. Then you need to pour all this “construction” with white wine and seal the envelope. It should be noted that it is not necessary to carefully press the contents of the envelope with foil, since there should be a small space inside it to prevent fish from sticking to the foil.
Trout baked in the oven in foil is a very tasty dish. We proceed directly to baking. Actually, the matter remains small - you just need to place the envelope on a baking sheet and put in the oven preheated to 180-190 degrees for about 18 minutes. After that, put the fish directly in the foil on a plate, open the foil and serve. In order to make sure that the fish is fully prepared, you can carefully separate the meat from the dorsal fin. It should be easily detached from the bone and have a characteristic white texture. With an electronic thermometer, you can measure the temperature on the bone. If it is more than 61 degrees Celsius, then the fish is ready. Otherwise, you must close the envelope and finish the fish for a few more minutes.
Having at hand a recipe that describes how to cook trout in foil in the oven, you can safely go to purchase fish. Preparing a dish from it will be completely uncomplicated. Delicious food will certainly bring great pleasure to households and guests.