1723. BACON-WRAPPED OCEAN TROUT with TOMATO REDUCTION

serves two

2 ocean trout fillets
2 large bacon rashers
olive oil
freshly ground salt and pepper

Tomato Reduction:
2 tomatoes, chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon salt
pinch of sugar

Preheat oven to 200’C. Heat olive oil in frying pan. Fry garlic until soft. Add tomato paste and fry for 1 minute. Add tomatoes, salt, sugar and pepper and gently fry until softened and forming a sauce (about 5-10 minutes). Set aside in serving dish. Keep warm. In a clean pan, fry ocean trout, skin side down to crisp skin. Then flip and cook flesh a little (approximately 2 minutes skin side, 30 seconds - 1 minute flesh side). Wrap bacon rashers around fillets and top with pepper. In a baking dish, cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until bacon is crispy and fish is cooked through.


bacon recipe courtesy of: Anna, Morsels & Musings, Sydney, Australia, January 19, 2010