TROUT WITH ROSEMARY AND WHITE BEANS (TROTA AL ROSMARINO CON FAGIOLI)

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Trout with Rosemary and White Beans (Trota Al Rosmarino Con Fagioli) image

You can serve this dish hot, cold, or at room temperature. Cook the fish in batches if your oven is small. Dried beans work best, but you can substitute 6 cups of drained, rinsed canned beans; begin with step 3.

Yield serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 pound dried cannellini beans
14 garlic cloves, 4 peeled and 10 peeled and crushed with the flat side of a large knife
Coarse salt
1 medium tomato, coarsely chopped
1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
2 sprigs fresh sage
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the baking sheets
Freshly ground pepper
8 whole trout (1 pound each), cleaned and deboned, heads and tails left on
16 sprigs fresh rosemary
Juice of 2 lemons, plus 2 more lemons, cut into wedges, for serving
3/4 cup dry white wine

Steps:

  • Rinse the beans. Transfer to a large bowl; cover with water by 2 inches. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let the beans soak at room temperature 7 hours or refrigerate overnight.
  • Drain the beans. Transfer to a large stockpot. Add 12 cups cold water and 2 crushed garlic cloves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Drain. Season with salt. Transfer to a large bowl.
  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Add 2 crushed garlic cloves, the tomato, onion, sage, and 1/4 cup oil to the bowl with beans. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Transfer to a 9 × 13-inch baking dish. Bake 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, open each fish like a book, and place them on oiled baking sheets, skin sides down. Season with salt and pepper. Rub the flesh with the 4 peeled whole garlic cloves; discard the garlic. Roll each rosemary sprig in oil from the baking sheets; place 2 sprigs on top of each fish. Drizzle the fish with remaining 3/4 cup oil. Arrange the remaining 6 crushed garlic cloves around fish.
  • Remove beans from oven; toss. Bake until slightly golden, about 10 minutes.
  • Bake the fish until the flesh is opaque, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven; pour the lemon juice and wine over the fish. Bake 2 minutes more. Serve the fish with the beans and lemon wedges.

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