Fish Roasted with Orange Juice

83. Trout in crust or roasted or boiled (De Nola)

TRUCHA EN PAN O ASADA O COCIDA

The trout must be scaled, and if you wish to make it in crust, cast in pepper and a little ginger. And if you wish to cook it in some other manner, such as roasted or boiled, cause water to boil in a casserole, and cast in the trout. And when it is almost half cooked, cast in a little salt so that it should have good flavor. And then cast a half glass of vinegar into the casserole, because the vinegar will make it firm, so that it shouldn't break; and eat it with pepper, and with a little broth of the pot or of the casserole itself.

And if they want to eat it roasted, it must be eaten with orange juice and water and salt and a little oil, and all the good herbs; and prepare the plate of the roast trout. And cast this juice on top of everything. And know that the best morsel of it is the snout.

Redaction by Christopher Calhoune:

1lb white fish filet (whiting or tilapia)

sauce: makes enough sauce for 3 tables of 8

1/3 bunch cilantro or other good herbs
1 bunch chives, fresh
1/2 bunch marjoram, fresh
½ cup water
½ cup olive oil
2 cups sour orange juice
½ tsp salt

In a blender place all of the ingredients and pulse several times to ‘chop up' the herbs. Do not reduce the sauce to a fine paste; you want it a little chunky at this point. Warm the sauce in a pot and spoon over the fish.

Cook the fish in an oven at 425F for 7-11 minutes and remove to a serving plate while still warm. Serve with the sauce.