Stuffed Trout
April 15th, 2007
Stuffed with a similar filling like the famous grape leaf dolmas, this fish dish turned out to be one of the easiest to make and nice looking one to serve. You can always make the filling ahead of time, stuff and bake the fish the last minute, right after your guests arrived; in 35 mins, you will have your main course ready.
- 1.5 kg rainbow trout (5 medium – big size, head still attached, cleaned)
- 2 medium onions (200gr)
- 2 medium tomatoes (250gr)
- half a bunch of parsley
- 50 gr fresh grape leaves (I used the ones that I saved in the freezer, if using the ones from jar, keep in water to get most the salt out)
- 3 Tbs currants
- 3 Tbs pine nuts
- 60 gr (1/4 cup rice)
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 7 – 8 bay leaves
- black pepper to taste
- 2 lemons
- Cut the onions into half, cut them in slices. Skin the tomatoes, dice them. Cut the parsley and vine leaves finely
- Heat the oil in a medium size pot, add the pine nuts and saute them until pink. Add the onions, cook until pink as well. Add the rice, saute for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoe, parsley, currants, vine leaves, blackpepper and 100ml water, cook for 1 minute, turn the heat off, cover and let sit for at leat 5 minutes
- When the filling is cooled to touch: wash the fish thoroughly, pat dry with papper towel. Oil a baking pan, put fish side by side. Divide the filling between the fish, stuff them
- Peel the lemon, top the fish with lemon slices. Arrange the bay leaves between the fish
- Bake in 180C (370F) oven for 30 – 35 mins. Serve warm.
2007-04-16 at 6.18 am
When I think fish and ‘stuffed’ I usually think of spending long hours in the kitchen preparing a meal.
This looks easy enough and it came out looking fantastic.
2007-04-16 at 5.06 pm
Another beautiful post! I finally made a Turkish themed cupcake too, but it doesn’t look half as good as this! YUM!
2007-04-20 at 3.19 pm
I used to love to fish for rainbow trout, when I lived in Montana and Wyoming. We always just fried them in butter, but this is a masterpiece. I’ll be doing this.
Where did you get the rainbow trout?
2007-04-27 at 7.18 pm
Doug, definitely not a time consuming dish, you are right.
Garrett, your revani cupcakes look so good
I wish we lived closer :)
Melly, I got them from Costco. Somehow they seem to be the only place around here that carry whole fish.
2007-05-19 at 10.55 pm
I love fish, but my hubby and 3 year old daughter are not like me.
I am trying different kind of fish with new recipes for them. They liked sardines, seabass and halibut so far.
Your stuffed trout is next on my list. Since I am familiar with the stuffing part, it will be much easier for me.
Thank you.