Stuffed Trout
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 4–6 whole trout
- fine fish forcemeat, truffle-studded
- as needed melted butter
- 2–3 whole lemon
- 1 batch Marinière sauce
Instructions
- Fill each trout with fine truffle-studded fish forcemeat (farce de poisson truffée). Wrap each fish in oiled paper. Grill gently over low heat, or bake in the oven, basting frequently with melted butter.
- Unwrap the trout as soon as they are cooked and arrange them on a serving platter, garnishing each with a fluted lemon half.
- Serve the Marinière sauce separately on the side.