Trout with Rosemary and White Beans (Trota Al Rosmarino Con Fagioli)
- 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
- 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 375F.
- 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 x 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.
beans, garlic, salt, tomato, red onion, sage, extravirgin olive oil, freshly ground pepper, trout, rosemary, lemons, white wine
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/trout-with-rosemary-and-white-beans-trota-al-rosmarino-con-fagioli-392672 (may not work)