Grilled Trouts or Whitings
From: Jean-Claude B., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Oven: 700 watts
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 21 minutes
Waiting time: none
For this recipe, it is possible to replace trouts or whitings with any small fish. In Belgium, where this recipe was created, whiting is use.
To succeed well in the making of this recipe, a microwave-safe roasting dish must be used.
Serve with steamed potatoes.
Servings: 2
IngredientsPreparation
  • 4 to 6 small trouts or whitings
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] milk
  • 1/4 cup [35 g] flour
  • 1 cup [250 mL] fine breadcrumbs
  • 3 tablespoons [45 g] butter
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 shallot or 3 green onions, peeled and minced
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] white wine
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] cider vinegar
  • Wash fish under cold running water.
  • Pat dry fish with paper toweling.
  • Pour milk into a dish.
  • Coat fish with milk, then with flour and finally with breadcrumbs.
  • Preheat a microwave-safe roasting dish on 'MAXIMUM', for 7 minutes.
  • Leaving the dish in the oven, add butter; it will brown really fast.
  • Immediately arrange fish, side-by-side, onto roasting dish.
  • Lightly press on each fish, to make sure that they really touch the dish.
  • Microwave for 4 minutes, on 'MAXIMUM'.
  • Using a spatula, turn fish over.
  • Leave to rest for 5 minutes, away from heat.
  • Then microwave fish for 2 minutes on 'MEDIUM'.
  • Remove fish from hot roasting dish.
  • Stir in chopped onion and minced shallot or green onions.
  • Microwave for 2 minutes on 'MAXIMUM'.
  • Pour in white wine and cider vinegar.
  • Stir well.
  • Microwave for 1 minute, on 'MAXIMUM'.
  • Pour over fish.