Hot tea-smoked trout with new potato & rocket salad

Ingredients

  • 500g baby new potatoes, larger ones halved
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 4 spring onions, sliced
  • 10 tea bags (not herbal ones)
  • 50g demerara sugar
  • 50g long grain rice
  • 4 fresh trout, about 280g-350g, gutted and heads removed
  • 100g bag rocket

Method

STEP 1
Boil the potatoes in a large pan of salted water for about 15 mins. Drain well in a colander and allow them to steam dry for 5 mins.

STEP 2
To make the dressing: mix the mustard, olive oil and vinegar with some seasoning. Stir in the spring onions, then pour the mixture over the warm potatoes and allow to cool.

STEP 3
To make the smoking mixture, split the tea bags and empty the leaves into a bowl with the sugar and rice. Line a deep roasting tin with foil, tip the smoking mix on top and cover with another piece of foil. Place the tin onto the hob over a medium heat until it starts to smoke a little.

STEP 4
Once you see smoke escaping, put the trout on top with a little bit of seasoning and cover with more foil, trapping the smoke inside. Lower the heat and leave to smoke for 20-22 mins until the trout is cooked – it should flake away from the bone when it is done.

STEP 5
Add the rocket to the potato salad and gently stir to coat in the dressing. Divide between 4 plates and serve with the trout.

TIP – To cook the trout on the barbecue, wait for the coals to turn ashy grey, then pop the tin on the grill and follow the recipe, above.

 

Recipe from https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/