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Trout Stuffed
with Couscous, Almonds & Herbs
Serves 4
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2/3 cup couscous
1-1/4 cups fish or vegetable stock
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tablespoon chopped mint
4 whole trout, each weighing about
12 ounces, cleaned, heads removed and boned
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup sliced almonds
To garnish:
Lemon wedges
Mint sprigs
1. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and fry until softened, adding the garlic toward the end. Stir in the couscous, fish or vegetable stock, parsley and mint. Bring to a boil, then remove the pan from the heat and leave for 10-15 minutes, or until the liquid has been absorbed.
2. Season the trout with salt and pepper and fill the cavity of each one with one-fourth of the couscous mixture. Lay the fish in a greased shallow baking dish. Mix the remaining oil with the almonds and spoon over the fish. Bake in a preheated 400° F. oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the fish flakes when tested with a fork.
3. Garnish with lemon wedges and mint sprigs.
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