Broth With Trout And Fresh Vegetables Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter in a heavy 7- to 8-quart stockpot over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, carrots, bay leaves, parsley, thyme, and peppercorns and cook, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, until the vegetables become very soft without browning, about 8 minutes.
• 2. Place the fish head on the vegetables and stack the fish frames evenly on top. Pour in the wine, cover the pot tightly, and let the bones sweat for 10 to 15 minutes, or until they have turned completely white.
• 3. Add enough very hot or boiling water to just barely cover the bones. Give the mixture a gentle stir and allow the brew to come to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes, uncovered, carefully skimming off any white foam that comes to the surface, trying not to take any herbs, spices, or vegetables with it. (Using a ladle and a circular motion, push the foam from the center to the outside of the pot, where it is easy to remove.)
• 4. Remove the pot from the stove, stir the stock again, and allow it to steep for 10 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer and season lightly with salt. If you are not going to be using the stock within the hour, chill it as quickly as possible. Cover the stock after it is thoroughly chilled (it will have a light jellied consistency) and keep refrigerated for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 2 months.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Remove leaves and tender inner parts of celery and set aside.
• Toss onions, carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers and turnips with olive oil. Place vegetables in a roasting pan and place them in the 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) oven. Stir the vegetable every 15 minutes. Cook until all of the vegetables have browned and the onions start to caramelize, this will take over one hour.
• Put the browned vegetables, celery, garlic, cloves, bay leaf, pepper corns, Italian parsley and water into a large stock pot. Bring to a full boil. Reduce heat to simmer. Cook uncovered until liquid is reduced by half.
• Pour the broth through a colander, catching the broth in a large bowl or pot. The liquid caught in the bowl or pot is your vegetable broth it can be used immediately or stored for later use. Although the vegetables are no longer necessary for your broth they are delicious to eat hot or cold, don't waste them!

Steps:

• 1. Place water in a large, heavy pot. Rinse all the vegetables well, then add to pot. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Adjust the seasonings to taste and simmer for 30 minutes longer.
• 2. Strain the broth; discard the bay leaf but reserve the vegetables to eat as is, or pur e them and use to thicken soups or sauces for stews. Let the broth cool to room temperature and then refrigerate, covered, in a storage container or freeze. Refrigerated, it will keep about 4 days. This recipe is easily doubled, and you will need more than 4 cups of broth for three of our soups.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. In a saucepan, cook the scallions, Brussels sprouts, carrot, asparagus, lettuce and Swiss chard stalks in six cups of salted water until the vegetables are tender, about eight minutes. Scoop out the vegetables, using a slotted spoon; refresh them under cold water, drain and place them in an 8- to 10-cup wide baking-serving dish. Add the Swiss chard leaves to the cooking liquid and boil until they are tender, about one minute. Remove and refresh under cold running water. Drain well and add to the vegetables. Place the dish in the oven to keep it warm.
• Meanwhile, pour off all but one-and-one-quarter cups of the vegetable water (or reserve for some other purpose). Add the butter, garlic, clove, herb bouquet and shallots. Cover and cook over medium low heat for 10 minutes.
• Nestle the fish fillets in a single layer among the vegetables in the baking dish. Pour over that the contents of the saucepan and return to the oven to cook the fish, about 10 minutes. (Note that the texture of the fish will be very smooth, due to the low-temperature cooking). Remove the herb bouquet. Adjust seasoning with sea salt and freshly ground white pepper. Drizzle the fish with walnut oil. Serve hot.