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Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound smoked trout, about 2 whole trout, skinned and boned
  • 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 4 teaspoons prepared horseradish (drained in sieve)
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 envelopes gelatin

Method

  • Crumble trout into a small saucepan.
  • Add 1 1/2 cups cream and stir.
  • Bring to a simmer and cook gently over medium-low heat 10 minutes.
  • Pour mixture into a blender and puree.
  • Pass through a fine sieve into a metal bowl.
  • Stir in lemon juice, horseradish and salt.
  • In a glass measure, place the water.
  • Sprinkle gelatin on top.
  • When absorbed, put glass measure in a saucepan of simmering water until gelatin dissolves.
  • Stir this mixture into the trout mixture.
  • Whip remaining 1 cup heavy cream until firm but not dry.
  • Fold into trout mixture.
  • Rinse another metal bowl or a mold with ice water.
  • Scrape mousse into the bowl or mold.
  • Chill 1 hour or, tightly covered, overnight.
  • Unmold by dipping bowl or mold into very hot water and inverting onto a serving dish.