- • 2x 180g cleaned trout fillets, around 1.5cm – 2cm thick
- • 100g salt
- • 100g castor sugar
- • 120ml elderflower syrup
- • 60ml extra virgin olive oil
- • A sprig of rosemary
- • 5g pink peppercorns
- • Peel of an orange
Cured Franschhoek Trout by Shane Louw
Shane Louw
26th April 2018
Cured Franschhoek Trout by Shane Louw
This Cured Franschhoek Trout recipe is by Shane Louw, executive chef at Mout Rochelle in Sout Africa. The trout can be served with various combinations, such as beetroot or citrus fruits and crème fraiche. At Mont Rochelle we pair this with grilled gala apples, Granny Smith puree and burnt onion shells, and of course a chilled glass of Mont Rochelle wine!
Ingredients
Method
1. Place the salt, sugar, rosemary, pink peppercorns and orange peel into a bowl and mix.
2. Allow to stand for 10 minutes.
3. Mix the elderflower syrup and the olive oil together in a large flat bottomed bowl. Separate out half the mixture and keep it safe, you’ll need it later in the process.
4. Place the trout fillets into the bowl with the elderflower mixture for 3 minutes a side.
5. Take the orange peel and rosemary from the salt mixture and reserve.
6. In a clean flat bottom bowl, equally disperse half of the sugar/salt mixture.
7. Place the trout fillets on the salt and cover the fillet equally with the remaining salt mixture.
8. Leave the trout fillets in this position for 20 minutes.
9. Once the 20 minutes has elapsed, remove excess salt mixture from the trout fillets by quickly running under cold slow-running water, then gentle pat dry with a clean kitchen towel.
10. Place the trout fillets in the remaining elderflower mixture for 3 minutes before removing and placing on a clean tray. Portion to desired size.
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