Salmon Trout with Chard, Chanterelle Ragout and Pappardelle

Salmon Trout with Chard, Chanterelle Ragout and Pappardelle
© Luzia Ellert

Salmon Trout with Chard, Chanterelle Ragout and Pappardelle

Max Natmessnig, chef at the Rote Wand Schualhus in Lech, central Austria, is known for his innovative dishes. In the Falstaff cookbook he shares his recipe for salmon trout with chanterelles and homemade pasta.

Max Natmessnig

For the salmon trout

Ingredients (4 servings)
800 g salmon trout fillet
1 tablespoon(s) clarified butter
1 tablespoon(s) butter
salt
pepper

Preparation:

  • Remove any bones from the salmon trout fillet, cut into 4 serving pieces and season with salt and pepper. 
  • Heat the clarified butter in a pan and fry the fillets carefully, skin-side down, over a medium heat, pressing down lightly with a spatula to fry the skin to an even brownness. Cook for 4–5 minutes depending on the size. 
  • Just before serving, add the butter and swirl the pan gently, turning the fillets in the liquid butter to coat.

For the chard and mushroom ragout

Ingredients (4 servings)
300 g chanterelle, cleaned
2 shallots, finely diced
1 tablespoon(s) clarified butter
2 bunch chard, cut into 1cm wide strips
1 tablespoon(s) butter

Preparation:

  • Heat the clarified butter in a pan and gently fry the shallots and chanterelles until the shallots are translucent and the chanterelles are browning. Add the chard and fry briefly until the chard is just tender. 
  • Add the butter and toss the ragout in it to coat.

For the pappardelle

Ingredients (4 servings)
300 g egg pasta dough
1 tablespoon(s) butter

Preparation:

  • Roll out the pasta dough thinly using a pasta machine, cutting it into 3cm wide pappardelle. 
  • Boil the pappardelle in a large pan of salted water for about 3 minutes then drain well. Toss in the butter to coat. 

For the sauce

Ingredients (4 servings)
1 shallot, finely chopped
200 ml dry white wine
50 ml vegetable stock
200 g cold butter, cubed
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 pinch(es) sugar

Preparation:

  • Heat 1 tbsp butter of the butter in a saucepan and gently fry the shallot. Pour in the wine, bring to the boil, simmer for 1 minute to reduce, then add the vegetable stock. 
  • Now mix in the cold butter a piece at a time and use a hand blender to make a frothy, buttery sauce. Taste and season with lemon juice, sugar, salt and pepper.
  • Serve the trout on the pappardelle with the chard and chanterelle ragout, topped with the foamy sauce.

Tip:

Many seasonal vegetables go well with salmon trout, so use your imagination and choose what's best for the season. 


Max Natmessnig
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