Wild fennel poached trout with courgette taziki

Posted by petra08 on July 20, 2016 · 9 Comments 

There was a knock on the door and my neighbour, who had been fishing in the morning stood there with a big smile and a trout. The catch had been plentiful and he was triumphantly holding up a lovely trout for me.

It had been caught just before going home so it was incredibly fresh and I loved it. We both love seafood and it was so nice of him to share.

 

I knew I wanted to eat it the same day and had a look around the garden for aromatics. I picked a few bay leaves, some fronds of wild fennel and a courgette. I was looking for flavours that would compliment the fish rather than overpower it.

 

Fresh trout 

 

Wild fennel poached trout

preparation time 10 minutes 

cooking time 15 minutes 

serves 2

Ingredients

• 1 fresh trout
• 2 fresh bay leaves or 1 dried bay leaf
• 3 fronds of wild fennel
• 1 lemon, sliced with pips removed
• salt

Gut the fish, scrape any blood away with a knife and rinse. Place the fish in a pan with plenty of cold water, bay leaves, fennel, lemon and enough salt to make the salt taste like the sea. I cut the head off as I don’t have a fish pan and there wasn’t enough room but there was meat inside the head that I didn’t want to waste.

Bring to a boil, skim and turn off the heat after 3 minutes.Let’s stand for an additional 12 minutes and remove the fish from the water.

Remove the skin before serving.

 

While the fish was cooking I did a courgette taziki. It was a quick version so I guess it could be described as a light taziki.

 

Courgette taziki 

preparation time 5 minutes 

cooking time 0 minutes 

serves 2

Ingredients

• 1 small courgette
• 1/2 dl or 1/4 cup natural yoghurt
• 1 garlic clove
• chopped coriander
• a pinch of sea salt

Grate the courgette and mix with the other ingredients.

 

 

If you want a more substantial meal new boiled potatoes would be lovely. I have to admit it was such a treat I didn’t make anything else to go with the trout. Since my neighbour told me he is now fishing for wild seabass and I sure hope he will get a good catch again!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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