Trout Casserole
Ingredients:
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Two 525 milliliter(=one pint) jars of bottled trout
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250 grams(=7 ounces) of mushrooms
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One chopped onion
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One chopped green pepper
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Fistful of chopped parsley
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Salt and pepper, to taste
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6 Tablespoons of butter
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5 Tablespoons of flour
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3/4 Cup of milk
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1 1/2 Cups of cream
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Cayenne pepper
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Lobster, shrimp, or crab paste
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1 Tablespoon of wine vinegar
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Breadcrumbs & parsley to garnish
Method:
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Drain trout and save liquid.
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Place drained trout, mushrooms, green pepper, and
onion in a casserole dish.
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Sprinkle with chopped parsley, salt, and pepper.
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In a saucepan, melt butter and add flour to form
a roux base.
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Cook carefully, stirring continuously, over low heat.
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Slowly add milk, then cream, cayenne, and salt to
season.
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Stir in seafood paste(of lobster, shrimp, or crab
paste,) until blended; then stir in sherry and trout juice, until sauce
becomes creamy, but not excessively thick.
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Pour the prepared mixture, from the saucepan, over
the fish-and-assembled-ingredients in the casserole dish.
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Add breadcrumbs, as a topping.
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Bake for 35 minutes, at 180 degrees Celsius(=356
degrees Fahrenheit.)
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Garnish with more parsley, if desired, and serve(estimated)
four to six people.
Credit:
This recipe was provided by Ian Scott of Tauranga,
New Zealand. Thanks.
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