Tuscan Grilled Trout
I found an interesting fish recipe that had two classic Filipino flavors: vinegar and garlic. There are so many Filipino dishes and food preparations that are essentially nothing more than garlic and vinegar. There’s paksiw, longganisa, vinegar dips for almost anything – all with plenty of garlic. Even the popular adobo can be cooked without the soy sauce – but you need to have the whole head of garlic and vinegar….
Yup, Filipinos are big on garlic, much more than the Italians I would say. So this recipe for Tuscan Grilled Trout was a very appealing and easy choice for lunch.
The recipe was originally meant for the grill. I decided to oven grill this since it wasn’t warm enough this morning to fire up the grill. My counter-top grill was also too small for the fish fillets I had. In the end, it worked out pretty well.
I served the fish with fries, which I popped into the already hot oven, and a light steamed broccoli with a dressing that had the same ingredients as the marinade.
Tuscan Grilled?Trout
2 trout fillets, about 1.2 lbs., skin on
1/8 c. olive oil
1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
1/8 tsp. dried rosemary
1/8 tsp. dried sage
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
2-4 tbsps. red wine vinegar
Wipe the fish dry with paper towels and set on an oven-proof dish. In a small saucepan, heat olive oil over medium low heat and add garlic and herbs. Fry till the garlic is almost, but not quite brown, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the vinegar, salt and the pepper. Cool, then pour half over fish fillets. Let it sit in the refrigerator for about half an hour.
Set the oven to grill and when it’s ready, bake the fish for about 15 minutes or until the sides start browning. Longer than that and your fish will be dry.
If you plan to grill on coals, cook each side for about 2 minutes on high heat, starting with the skin side down.
To serve, whisk the remaining vinegar and oil mix (I added an extra crushed garlic clove for more flavor) and pour over the fish. Serve with fries, and a vegetable side dish.
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