Trout (ishkhan) with tomato sauce

1 serving

45 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book by A. Piruzyan "Armenian Culinary Arts" (1960).

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 508.6
• Proteins: 41.9g
• Fats: 29.5g
• Carbohydrates: 19.5g

Ingredients

• Trout: 200 g
• Wheat flour: 15 g
• Melted butter: 25 g
• Tomato puree: 25 ml
• Onion: 30 g
• Sugar: 1 g
• Fish broth: 50 ml
• Ground red pepper: to taste
• Salt: to taste
• Parsley: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Wash and prepare the processed trout.

   Required ingredients:

   • Trout: 200 g

2. Salt and coat in flour.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt:  to taste
   • Wheat flour: 15 g

3. Fry on oil on both sides until golden crust forms.

   Required ingredients:

   • Melted butter: 25 g

4. To prepare tomato sauce, finely chop the onion and lightly fry it in melted butter, then add tomato puree and roasted flour (the flour should be dark brown) and fry for a while longer.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 30 g
   • Melted butter: 25 g
   • Tomato puree: 25 ml
   • Wheat flour: 15 g

5. After that, dilute with fish broth or hot water, add salt, sugar, red pepper, stir and simmer the sauce for 8-10 minutes, then season with butter.

   Required ingredients:

   • Fish broth: 50 ml
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Sugar: 1 g
   • Ground red pepper:  to taste
   • Melted butter: 25 g

6. Place the cooked trout (ishkhan) on a plate.

7. Water with tomato sauce.

   Required ingredients:

   • Tomato puree: 25 ml

8. Garnish the fish with sprigs of parsley.

   Required ingredients:

   • Parsley:  to taste