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Grilled Trout with Spicy Tamarind Sauce

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Make it a Meal

Add these dishes to make a full meal:

Sesame Noodles (cold)

Asian Beef Salad

Pear Crisp

Wine Pairings

Preparation facts

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

Sauce:

1 Tbs (15mL) peanut oil

1 small onion, diced

1/8 tsp (1g) crushed dried chiles (or more to taste)

1 large clove garlic, finely chopped

2 oz (60g) (by weight) tamarind purée

1 can coconut milk

1 Tbs (15g) Thai red curry paste

3 1/2 Tbs (55mL) fish sauce

3 Tbs (45mL) soya sauce

1 Kaffir lime leaf or 1 tsp (1g) cilantro, finely chopped

1 Tbs (10g) brown sugar

2 Tbs (30mL) fresh lime juice

2 tsp (1g) mint, finely chopped

Other Ingredients (per portion):

6 medium golden trout, dressed

Fine dice of bell pepper (assorted colours) for garnish

Mint or cilantro sprigs for garnish

Directions

In a non-reactive saucepan, heat peanut oil over a moderate flame. Add onion, chiles, and garlic. Sauté until golden.

Add remaining ingredients up to and including sugar. Simmer for 30–40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture lightly coats a spoon.

Strain through a fine mesh. Stir in lime juice and mint. Season with salt and pepper.

Open trout up so that it lies flat. Season with salt and pepper on both sides. Sear on a well-oiled grill, skin side down, then turn and finish cooking. Cut halves of trout apart into two fillets.

To serve, ladle sauce onto serving plates and arrange trout fillets on top of sauce. Garnish with bell pepper dice and mint or cilantro sprigs.

Recipe by Barbara Figueroa

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 376
Calories from Fat 191 (51%)
% Daily Value*
33%Total Fat 21g
49%Saturated Fat 9.8g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.6g
31%Cholesterol 92mg
50%Sodium 1209mg
24%Potassium 825mg
4%Total Carbohydrate 11g
4%Dietary Fiber 1.1g
Sugars 5g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
71%Protein 35g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.