Fire-Roasted Trout with Apple-Butter Glaze & Coal-Baked Potatoes

A rustic and flavorful outdoor feast featuring open-fire roasted trout basted with a sweet and savory apple glaze, served with coal-baked potatoes, a creamy garlic sauce, and a crisp garden salad.

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Important Disclaimer: The original video shows large-scale traditional cooking without precise measurements. The quantities below are estimations adapted for a smaller, home-friendly batch and might need adjustment. They are inspired by the video but are not exact conversions. Feel free to adjust ingredients like sugar or ghee to your personal preference.

Ingredients

📌 Ingredients for Fire-Roasted Trout with Apple-Butter Glaze You Can Make Yourself:

🧂 100 g sugar
🧂 Salt to taste
🐟 4 whole trout, cleaned and butterflied
🍎 1 L fresh apple juice
🍋 1 lemon, sliced
🧅 1 bunch green onions and fresh herbs
🥬 Large edible leaves (cabbage or chard)
🧈 50 g butter
🌿 1 tsp ground spices (coriander or cinnamon)

Instructions

👩🏻‍🍳 Preparation Steps for Fire-Roasted Trout with Apple-Butter Glaze:

1. In a pot, bring the apple juice to a simmer. Add the sugar, ground spices, and butter. Cook until the mixture reduces into a slightly thickened glaze.
2. Clean and butterfly the trout. Season the inside and outside generously with salt.
3. Lay the trout flat and stuff them with the green onions, fresh herbs, and lemon slices.
4. Wrap the trout in the large edible leaves to protect the flesh. (For home cooking, use a grill basket or a cedar plank).
5. Roast the trout over an open fire or a medium grill for 15 to 20 minutes, basting generously with the apple-butter glaze until the fish is fully cooked.

Ingredients 2

📌 Ingredients for Coal-Baked Potatoes You Can Make Yourself:

🥔 4 large potatoes
🥬 4 large edible leaves (like chard or cabbage)
🧈 50 g butter
🌿 1 bunch fresh dill, chopped
🧂 Salt to taste

Instructions 2

👩🏻‍🍳 Preparation Steps for Coal-Baked Potatoes:

1. Wrap each potato in an edible leaf, then wrap it tightly in aluminum foil.
2. Bury the foil-wrapped potatoes directly in the hot coals of a fire (or bake in a 200°C/400°F oven for 45 to 60 minutes).
3. Once the potatoes are soft, carefully remove them from the coals and unwrap the foil and leaves.
4. Slice open the hot potatoes and top them generously with butter, salt, and fresh chopped dill.

Ingredients 3

📌 Ingredients for Roasted Garlic Sauce You Can Make Yourself:

🧄 2 whole heads of garlic
🥛 200 g plain yogurt or sour cream
🍋 1/2 lemon, juiced
🍯 1 tbsp honey
🫒 1 tbsp olive oil
🌿 1 handful fresh dill, chopped

Instructions 3

👩🏻‍🍳 Preparation Steps for Roasted Garlic Sauce:

1. Place the whole heads of garlic directly on hot coals until charred on the outside and soft on the inside (or roast them wrapped in foil in an oven).
2. Let the garlic cool, then peel and finely chop the softened cloves.
3. In a bowl, combine the chopped roasted garlic, yogurt, lemon juice, honey, olive oil, and dill.
4. Mix everything well and serve the sauce alongside the roasted trout.

Ingredients 4

📌 Ingredients for Radish & Cucumber Salad You Can Make Yourself:

🥒 2 cucumbers
🥬 1 large white radish (daikon)
🥛 3 tbsp plain yogurt or sour cream
🫒 1 tbsp olive oil
🌿 1 handful fresh dill and chives, chopped
🧂 Salt to taste

Instructions 4

👩🏻‍🍳 Preparation Steps for Radish & Cucumber Salad:

1. Peel the white radish and cucumbers.
2. Slice both vegetables into thin, uniform strips and place them in a large salad bowl.
3. Add the chopped dill, chives, yogurt, olive oil, and salt.
4. Toss the salad thoroughly until well combined and serve fresh.

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