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Roast trout with brown butter

Roast trout with brown butter

Beetroot and brown butter really elevate this simple fish dish.

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Gluten freePescatarian
  • Serves2
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare15 mins
  • Cook40 mins
  • Total time55 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch beetroot (around 700g), scrubbed and cut into wedges
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 shallots, peeled and halved
  • 250g pack 2 Scottish loch trout fillets
  • 1 unwaxed lemon, zest of all, juice of ½, ½ sliced
  • 60g unsalted butter
  • ½ x 20g pack dill, roughly chopped
  • 5 tbsp pomegranate seeds

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Spread the beetroot over a large roasting tin, drizzle over 2 tbsp oil and toss to coat. Season with salt, then roast for 20 minutes. Turn the beetroot and add the shallots with a pinch of salt, turning to coat in the oil; roast for 10 minutes more. Meanwhile, pat the fish dry. Rub the fillets all over with the remaining 1 tbsp oil, then season on both sides.

  2. Take the tin out of the oven and turn it up to 220ºC, gas mark 7. Turn the veg and group together to form a base for the fish. Cover the veg with the lemon slices, then top with the trout skin-side up. Roast for 8 minutes, until the fish skin is golden and the flesh is cooked, opaque and flakes easily.

  3. As the fish cooks, melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat. Increase the heat, then bubble for a couple of minutes, until the white solids in the butter turn golden brown and it smells nutty. Add the lemon zest and juice, then remove from the heat. Once the fish is cooked, drizzle the butter mixture all over, then scatter with the dill and pomegranate seeds. Serve with steamed new potatoes and green beans, if liked.

And to drink...

The Ned Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
With fresh gooseberry and lime flavours, this dry white is an ideal match for the roast trout.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

3,116kJ/ 750kcals

Fat

51.8g

Saturated Fat

20g

Carbohydrates

32.3g

Sugars

30.3g

Fibre

12.1g

Protein

32.5g

Salt

1.2g

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