… now don’t go jumping down my throat… I tried my upmost to purchase fresh mackerel this week and could I find any..? Could I buggery!
… my Random Recipes selection this month was chosen for me by the delightful Kate from What Kate Baked and she chose page 67 from the brilliant Gary Rhodes – Keeping it Simple… and a recipe for grilled mackerel with a caesar potato salad… off I popped to the fishmongers and it seems fresh mackerel is not such a popular fish on the east coast… I checked the local supermarkets too and no such joy… I even went as far as the nearest Waitrose… a full 40 miles away… a classy supermarket that can always be relied upon for all kids of unusual requests but no such luck… so back to the drawing board and to be as fair and honest as I could be I simply turned back one page and there was a lovely recipe for trout, a fish that is so local that if I couldn’t get it from the fishmonger I could actually go and scoop it out of the river at the bottom of the garden…
trout with roasted hazelnut butter
this was truly a wonderfully fresh, fast, tasty meal… if not slightly summery… and the nutty buttery sauce was divine… I always forget how fast and tasty fish is to cook and eat!
25g skinned hazelnuts – finely chopped
100g softened butter and a little extra for brushing
2 tablespoons of hazelnut oil or olive oil
1 tablespoon tarragon vinegar
trout fillets
1 tablespoon chopped chives
– toast the hazelnuts either under the grill or in a dry frying pan and then mix it into the utter oil and vinegar
– grease a baking tray and place the fish onto it, skin-side up. Brush the skin with some butter and season with a pinch of salt, place under a pre-heated grill for a few minutes until the the fish begins to colour and crisp
– arrange the trout on a plate and spoon the butter on top, sprinkle with chives and serve
eat and of course, enjoy!
I think Trout with Roast Hazelnut Butter sounds much nicer than Mackerel … gets my vote anyhoo ;0)
It looks delicious. Belleau Trout Farm? How local is that!
Dom you should've come to me at Tesco. I could've supplied all your fishy needs ten fold.
What a shame you couldn't get mackerel. My Tesco is great for fish too. Never mind, the trout sounds delicious, perfect with hazelnuts.
Holy mackerel–I'm o.k. with trout! Especially when prepared this way. Here in the Chicago area, trout is almost always available. Mackerel not so much.
Best,
Bonnie
Mackerel should only be eaten 'off the boat'. More then 3 hours old, forget it. So you were fortunate not to get 'fresh' mackerel , trout in this case is a far better and tastier option!
Holy Jumping Trout! We let you off and trout sounds so much better than mackerel to be honest! I think the hazelnut butter is a culinary triumph too…..good old Gary, and your photos are brill (get it?!)Doh!
Karen
I could probably find mackerel at the waterfront in DC but not in markets. Trout is great.
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I love trout and I love this recipe. I have to admit that mackerel is just about my favourite fish at the moment, though. When I couldn't get any mackerel recently the fishmonger told me he only had more expensive fish 'because of the wind'. I couldn't really argue with that…
Looks very tasty indeed. I think you get extra points for trying to source mackerel!
Looks yummy! I never eat trout, maybe I'll give it a try!
I love the idea of the hazelnut butter. I always find my local morrisons really good for different types of fish.
I adore trout and I like the retro feel of this recipe. And yet again, Dom, perfect timing of recipe insipiration. I have just bought a my own body weight in hazelnuts!
Ooohh! This looks like a dish that Julia Child would make on her show! Simple, elegant, and rich without seeming so!
An excellent substitute Dom!
I have a bag full of hazelnuts from Trader Joe's and a fish market down the street, so I'm set to go. Lovely!
I'm going for this idea of using the previous recipe if you can't source the ingredients for the official recipe – you'll understand when I post my random recipe!!
Trout looks delicious.
Love the idea of this recipe – how original! x
Simple yet so satisfying meal!