Ocean Trout Tartare With Tomato Tea

Ocean Trout Tartare With Tomato Tea

Delight in our Ocean Trout Tartare with Tomato Tea, a refreshing and elegant dish perfect for any occasion. This recipe features finely diced ocean trout, seasoned to perfection, and served alongside a light and flavorful tomato tea that enhances the dish's fresh flavors. Ideal as an appetizer or light meal, it showcases the exquisite taste of ocean trout. Order premium ocean trout portions online from Pearl Seafoods and impress your guests with this gourmet seafood experience at home.

Recipe Information

Serves

6 people

Preparation

2 hours 45 minutes

Cooking

0 minutes

Difficulty

Moderate

Ingredients

  • 500g sashimi-grade ocean trout fillet
  • 1 small red onion, very finely chopped
  • 2 shots (60ml) vodka
  • Micro herbs (see note) or small herb leaves, to garnish

Tomato Tea

  • 1kg vine-ripened tomatoes
  • 1/4 red onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup basil leaves
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 drops Tabasco
  • 1 tsp sugar

Steps

  1. For the tomato tea, remove the stalks from the tomatoes and set aside. Blend the tomatoes with the remaining ingredients until smooth. Line a sieve with muslin or a clean chux and place it over a bowl. Pour the tomato mixture into the sieve and allow it to drain for up to 2 hours, or until you have about 1 1/2 cups (375ml) of liquid. Avoid stirring during this time to keep the 'tea' clear. Discard the solids, add the reserved stalks to the liquid, and chill while you prepare the trout.
  2. Line a tray with plastic wrap. Arrange six 7cm ring moulds on the tray (or use lined ramekins or dariole moulds).
  3. Finely chop the trout and combine it with the onion and vodka in a bowl. Press the mixture into the ring moulds, then chill for up to 30 minutes (any longer and the vodka will start to cook the trout).
  4. To serve, carefully transfer the ring moulds to serving plates using a fish slice. Remove the moulds and garnish the trout tartare with micro herbs. Serve with the chilled tomato tea to drizzle around the trout.