Roasted Whole Rainbow Trout With Pearled Barley Salad

Roasted Whole Rainbow Trout With Pearled Barley Salad
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Roast a whole trout with butter, herbs, and spices, and serve it atop a vegetable-filled pearled barley salad.This recipe is courtesy of chef John Currence, City Grocery Restaurant Group.
Servings
2
servings
Ingredients
  • 2 cup pearled barley, cooked
  • 1/4 cup minced shallot
  • 2 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 3 tablespoon parsley
  • 3/4 cup roasted mixed seasonal vegetables
  • 3 tablespoon basic vinaigrette
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 trout (about 3 pounds), bone-in
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 5 slices lemon
  • 6 sprigs thyme
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 3 tablespoon clarified butter
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoon butter, chilled
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
Directions
  1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, and refrigerate for two hours before serving.
  2. Stuff trout with salt, pepper, lemon slices, 4 sprigs of thyme, and rosemary, and set aside.
  3. Heat clarified butter in a large sauté pan until almost smoking. Gently place trout in pan. Once browned, flip the fish over, and place the pan in an oven, preheated to 450 degrees F, for 10 minutes.
  4. Remove the pan from the oven, and set over medium heat. Drop in garlic, red pepper, flakes, 2 sprigs of thyme, and swirl in butter the butter will foam. Spoon the butter over the trout for 1 minute, and allow to sit for a moment.
  5. Serve over pearled barley salad. Drizzle with olive oil, lemon juice, and chopped parsley before serving.