Milk Poached Trout Recipe
Ingredients
| Milk | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Onion | 1 Small, separated into rings | |
| Carrot | 1 Small | |
| Celery leaves | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 3/4 teaspoon dried dill weed | ||
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| 2 8- to 10-ounce scaled drawn rainbow trout or coho salmon | ||
| Cold water | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Cornstarch | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Dry sherry | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Paprika | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
Directions
In a medium skillet combine milk, 1/2 cup water, onion, carrot, celery leaves, dill weed, salt, and pepper.
Bring to boiling, and then reduce heat.
Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Carefully add fish.
Return just to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer gently for 6 to 10 minutes or till done.
Remove fish from skillet.
Cover fish to keep it warm while preparing sauce.
For sauce, line a colander with cheesecloth.
Pour cooking liquid through colander.
Discard solids.
Place 1/2 cup of the strained liquid in a saucepan (add water if necessary).
Combine 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch.
Then add it to the strained liquid.
Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
Remove from heat.
Stir in sherry and paprika.
To serve, pull the fins from each fish.
Arrange fish on dinner plates.
Spoon some sauce onto the plates, next to fish.
Pass the remaining sauce.
Bring to boiling, and then reduce heat.
Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Carefully add fish.
Return just to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer gently for 6 to 10 minutes or till done.
Remove fish from skillet.
Cover fish to keep it warm while preparing sauce.
For sauce, line a colander with cheesecloth.
Pour cooking liquid through colander.
Discard solids.
Place 1/2 cup of the strained liquid in a saucepan (add water if necessary).
Combine 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch.
Then add it to the strained liquid.
Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
Remove from heat.
Stir in sherry and paprika.
To serve, pull the fins from each fish.
Arrange fish on dinner plates.
Spoon some sauce onto the plates, next to fish.
Pass the remaining sauce.
Chef
