Depending on what is available locally, how it is fished or farmed this can have a significant effect on the taste. We have used a certified organic sustainable aquaculture ocean trout and the results are delicious. Baked with lemon and placed on a bed of sweet potato mash drizzled with lemon butter and a simple side of rocket is a great combination. You can cut down the time or make it simpler by the type of sides you use for this dish. Although the instructions seem lengthy, it is quite a simple dish to prepare.
Ingredients
- 4 fillets of ocean trout – 15 x 5cm / 6 x 2in slices – purchased deboned, rinsed
- 1 lemon – washed, cut into 8 slices
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 50g / 1.7oz butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon rind – approximately 1/2 lemon, washed, grated yellow rind
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice – approximately 1/2 lemon
- 1 serving – Sweet potato creamy mash
- 1 serving – Super easy rocket salad with honey
Directions
- Preheat fan-forced oven to 180C / 356F.
- Prepare fish and lemon.
- In a large baking tray place 2 slices of lemon and place 1 fillet on top. Repeat for all fillets. Drizzle olive oil over fillets.
- Place fillets in prepared oven for 20-25 minutes. Check whether the fish is cooked by placing a metal skewer into the thickest part of the fish. Remove the skewer and if hot, the fish is cooked. If not place fish in the oven for a further 5 minutes.
- In a small pot heat butter on low heat until melted. Approximately 8-10 minutes.
Prepare lemon rind and juice.
- Add to lemon rind and juice to melted butter cook for 2 minutes.
- Cover and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes or until fish is ready.
- Prepare Sweet potato creamy mash. Set aside keeping covered and warm.
- Prepare Super easy rocket salad with honey. Set aside.
- When fish is ready plate up the dish. Place 4 plates out on the kitchen benchtop.
For each plate:
Step 1: Place 3 heap tablespoons of mash in a rectangle shape on right hand side of the plate.
Step 2: Drizzle 1 tablespoon of lemon butter over mash.
Step 3: Lift lemon slices and fillet from pan and place on top of mash.
Step 3: Drizzle 2 tablespoons of lemon butter over fillet and mash.
Step 4: Place a half a cup of rocket on the left hand side of plate.
Step 5: To decorate place a leaf of rocket on top of fillet.
Serve when all plates are completed.