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Lake trout with potato risotto, onion salad, and crackling

Lake trout with potato risotto, onion salad, and crackling
© Konrad Limbeck

Lake trout with potato risotto

Recipe
Fish
Risotto
Potatoes

After spectacular culinary journeys across the world’s oceans, Lukas Nagl has found his home port at the »Bootshaus« in Traunkirchen.

Lukas Nagl
With the crystal-clear waters of Lake Traunsee right on the doorstep, it is only natural that Lukas Nagl serves freshly caught fish — such as this lake trout with potato risotto. His »Bootshaus« restaurant at Hotel »Das Traunsee« is one of the most charming and exciting dining destinations in Austria’s Salzkammergut region.
Overcomplication has no place in this gourmet kitchen. Instead, the focus is on allowing regional ingredients to speak for themselves. The restaurant’s name is no coincidence either: the dining room is housed in a converted historic boathouse, complete with warm wooden interiors that effortlessly balance modern elegance with understated simplicity.
Nagl belongs to the new generation of Austria’s culinary talents and has honed his craft in some of the world’s most renowned gastronomic hotspots. That experience is unmistakably present in every dish.

For the lake trout (4 servings)

For the lake trout (4 servings)
Ingredients
4 lake trout fillets with skin, approx. 120 g each
1 salt block (approx. 30 × 10 cm)

For the potato risotto

For the potato risotto
Ingredients
4 waxy potatoes
1 shallot
125 ml white wine
20 g chives
30 g butter
20 g Parmesan
Beef stock
Salt

For the herb sauce

For the herb sauce
Ingredients
125 ml beef stock
50 g butter
100 g spring herb paste

To serve

To serve
Ingredients
2 tablespoon(s) crispy pork crackling
2 pickled onions (red and white)

Preparation

Heat the salt block and place the trout fillets skin-side down on top. Cook gently until the fish is translucent and perfectly glazed.

Peel the potatoes and cut them into fine cubes. Sweat them in butter with the diced shallots, gradually adding the white wine and allowing it to reduce continuously. Add beef stock little by little while stirring constantly, then cover with a lid and cook until creamy. Finish with butter and Parmesan, then season with chives and salt.

Bring the stock to a boil for the herb sauce, then blend in the butter and herb paste. Season to taste and serve immediately.

Remove the skin from the fish and arrange the fillets over the potato risotto and herb sauce. Garnish, if desired, with radish slices, pickled grilled onions, fresh herbs, and crispy crackling.

Tip:

Falstaff wine recommendation:
A juicy Pinot Blanc with subtle walnut notes pairs beautifully with the lake trout. Ideally, choose a slightly fuller-bodied wine with a few years of bottle age.

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