Baked Trout With Caper Stuffing

Ingredients

• 4 whole fresh trout, gutted
• 2 tablespoons butter

For the Stuffing

• 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 1 tablespoon capers, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, grated
• 1 medium onion, finely sliced
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 7/425F/220°C.

2. 2

   To make the stuffing, mix parsley, lemon zest and juice, capers, grated garlic and finely sliced onion together in a bowl.

3. 3

   Season with salt and freshly milled black pepper and give it a good mix.

4. 4

   Open each trout and in the gut cavity, spread the stuffing then fold back to its original shape.

5. 5

   Place the fish in a buttered baking dish.

6. 6

   Put a knob of butter on each fish and bake on the top shelf of the oven for 15 minutes, basting once with the juice.

7. 7

   To serve, place the fish on a serving plate and pour over the fish the remaining juices from the tray.