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Braised Trout with Porcini and Black Trumpet Sauce

What better combination than freshly caught trout served with a delectable sauce made with Boletes and Craterellus?

by Vince Viverito

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Boletus edulis. © ponadr (CC-BY-NC) (from inaturalist.org, obs. 253926768)

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F.

  2. Mix wine with mustard and set aside.

  3. Melt butter in a pan that is large enough to hold all the trout in one layer.

  4. Add shallots and leek, and sauté until soft but not browned.

  5. Add wine mixture and continue cooking for 3 minutes.

  6. Sprinkle with thyme, parsley, salt and pepper.

  7. Remove from heat.

  8. Sauté the Boletus in butter for 5 minutes on medium-low heat. Add the Craterellus and continue cooking just until the mushrooms are well coated.

  9. Add the remaining tablespoon of parsley, season to taste.

  10. Put half the mushrooms in the pan with the vegetables and distribute them around to line the bottom of the pan.

  11. Fill the boned trout with spoonfuls of the remaining mushrooms.

  12. Lay the trout in the pan on top of the vegetables. Dot with butter.

  13. Tear the bay leaf into two parts, lengthwise, and lay on top of the trout.

  14. Cover the pan and place in oven at 450°F. Check the trout for doneness (all of the flesh turns opaque and flakes easily with a fork) at around the 12 to 15 minute mark. Cook a few minutes more if needed until done.


Serve

  1. Remove the fish to a warm platter.

  2. Make a roux of the butter and flour and add to the drippings, one teaspoon at a time, until thickened to the desired consistency. Pour over the fish.

  3. Garnish with the lemon slices and sprigs of parsley, and serve.

Recipe contributed:

September

1998

The Echo Summit foray is around the corner, and all indications are it will be another wonderful Boletus year. For those of you who were as successful this past winter in collecting Craterellus as I was, you will undoubtedly enjoy the recipe this month of braised trout with mushroom sauce.


This pairs well with boiled new potatoes, crusty French bread, and your favorite white wine.


The recipe comes from the cookbook edited by our current CEO Majorie Young and myself, titled From Duff To Dinner, A Gourmet's Guide to Mushroom Cookery. Enjoy.

Objective:

Main course

Total Time:

About 1½ hours

Yield:

4 to 6 servings

Suggested Mushrooms:

  • Black trumpet / black chanterelle (Craterellus atrocinereus, Craterellus calicornucopioides, Craterellus cinereus)
  • Porcini (Boletus edulis, Boletus regineus, Boletus rex-veris)

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Ingredients

4-6 boned trout

1½ cups dry white wine

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

4 oz. butter

6 shallots, finely chopped

½ lb. Craterellus calicornucopioides, coarsely chopped

1 lb. Boletus edulis, coarsely chopped

1 leek, halved and thinly sliced

3 Tbsp. flat leaf parsley, chopped

Kosher salt

White pepper

1 tsp. thyme

1 whole bay leaf

2 Tbsp. butter

1 Tbsp. flour

4-6 paper thin slices of lemon and parsley

Sprigs for garnish

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