'Blue' Trout


Ingredients:

  • 1 gal. water 
  • 4 whole trout (gutted) 
  • 1 carrot 
  • 1 onion 
  • 1 leek 
  • 1 bunch parsley 
  • 1 bay leave 
  • 4 juniper berries 
  • 1 tablespoon of peppercorns 
  • 1/2 cup vinegar 
  • salt 


Directions:

  1. Bring the water to a boil. In the meantime wash thefish and carefully rub salt on the inside (not outside). 
  2. Wash, peel and slice the onion, carrot and leek. 
  3. Add the vegetables and all the herbs and spices into the boiling water. 
  4. Now reduce the heat and slide the fish carefully into the water. 
  5. Let simmer for 10 minutes at low heat. 
  6. Serve with potatoes and parsley, mild horseradish (mix freshly grated horseradish with some cream) and melted butter.