Oven-baked rainbow trout in kitchen foil

"Fish wrapped in foil cooks fast, doesn't lose any juices, doesn't make the kitchen smell so much and hey, it's very healthy and super tasty too!" 

 

Ingredients

• 1 rainbow trout per person - 300/350g per fish
• 1 lemon slice per fish
• 1 garlic clove per fish
• green and black olives
• capers
• fresh sage - 2/3 leaves per fish
• fresh thyme - 1 or 2 sprigs per fish
• extra virgin olive oil
• a sprinkle of white wine
• a few rock salt

Tools

• Oven - 200°C / gas mark 6
• Kitchen foil
• Baking tray

Preparation

• Gut and clean the trout if your fishmonger hasn't done it for you
• Cut a large sheet of kitchen foil - a bit longer than the fish
• Place the trout on the sheet, within a baking tray
• Cut the olives in small pieces
• Chop the garlic in small discs
• Cut each lemon slice in 2 halves
• Place the herbs, garlic and lemon inside the fish belly
• Place all the rest outside
• Pour some extra virgin olive oil on the fish
• Sprinkle just a few salt rocks and very little white wine (just a few drops really!)
• Close the foil

Cooking

• Preheat the oven to 200°C
• When ready, place the baking tray in the middle level
• Let it cook for at least 20 minutes
• Check after 20 minutes and cook until the skin comes off very easily

Serving

• Open the foil and using a spoon (or fish knife) and fork take off the skin and remove the fish off the bones
• You can eat the olives and capers too
• You can add salt and lemon juice and eat it with homemade mayonnaise
• On the side I usually make boiled potatoes or a simple salad

Tips

You can cook many other types of fish in a similar way, from salmon to sea bass. You could add also prawns and dried mushrooms (previously soaked in warm water for 30 min and rinsed) or try different herbs. I usually put what I have handy, but even with just oil, lemon and garlic it's pretty tasty. Remember to wrap it simply so that you can easily open it to check if it's ready and still close it before putting it back in the oven if it isn't! I usually eat it with boiled potatoes in cubes with salt and olive oil and loads of homemade mayonnaise...