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Smoked ocean trout with devilled egg

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for smoked ocean trout with devilled egg by Paul Wilson from Half Moon.

By Paul Wilson
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 15 mins cooking plus infusing
  • 24 hrs marinating
  • Serves 4
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Smoked ocean trout with devilled egg
You’ll need to begin this recipe a day ahead.

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch each chives and chervil
  • 1 bunch dill, plus 2 tsp extra finely chopped dill
  • 400 gm piece Woodbridge smoked ocean trout fillet, skin-on, blood line removed (see note)
  • 100 gm Dijon mustard
  • 1 large kipfler potato, thinly sliced
  • 1 telegraph cucumber, cut into julienne
  • 12 green asparagus spears, blanched and refreshed
  • 1 Granny Smith apple, quartered, thinly sliced
  • 100 gm lamb’s tongue lettuce
Devilled eggs
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 30 gm crème fraîche
  • 1½ golden shallots, finely chopped
  • ½ long green chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp chives, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp finely chopped truffle, plus extra shaved to serve
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika, or to taste
  • To taste: Tabasco
French dressing
  • 1 tbsp Champagne vinegar
  • 1 tsp finely chopped golden shallot
  • ½ small garlic clove, finely grated
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1½ tsp clear honey
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 70 ml light, fruity olive oil

Method

Main
  • 1
    Finely chop bunches of herbs and combine on a tray. Brush top of ocean trout fillet with mustard, then press ocean trout, mustard-side down, onto herbs to form a crust. Lay three layers of plastic wrap onto a work surface. Place ocean trout onto plastic wrap, herb-side down, then wrap tightly and refrigerate to infuse (6 hours-overnight).
  • 2
    For devilled eggs, cook eggs in boiling water until hard-boiled (8-10 minutes), cool under cold running water, then peel, halve lengthways and remove yolks using a teaspoon. Refrigerate eggwhites until required. Pass yolks through a fine sieve into a bowl. Add remaining ingredients and season to taste. The mix should be spicy. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a 1cm-star nozzle, then pipe into eggwhite cavities and refrigerate until required.
  • 3
    For French dressing, combine vinegar, shallot and garlic in a bowl. Whisk in mustard, honey and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth, then gradually add olive oil in a slow stream. Thin with extra vinegar if mixture becomes too thick and season to taste.
  • 4
    Cook potato in boiling water until tender (3-5 minutes). Drain and set aside to cool.
  • 5
    Cut ocean trout widthways into 1cm-thick slices, remove plastic wrap and arrange three slices on each plate. Combine cucumber, extra dill and half the French dressing in a small bowl, season lightly to taste, then, using a fork, twist neatly into parcels and arrange on plates next to ocean trout. Top with a devilled egg, topped with a truffle slice. Combine asparagus, apple, lamb’s lettuce, potato and remaining dressing in a bowl, then arrange over ocean trout and serve immediately.

Notes

Note Woodbridge smoked ocean trout is available from Simon Johnson.

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