Stick with the following story - it has a good ending! I posted about my first trout trial which we brought home from the trout farm and which, on day 1, looked like a success. Unfortunately my symptoms can take a day or two to manifest and so the day after eating the first trout was a very bad one. All of the scary symptoms came out to play - swollen eye, dizziness, pounding headache, intense breathlessness, vision disturbance, palpitations, fatigue etc etc. I was confused as to what had gone wrong given that I put the fish straight in the cooler with ice and had it cooked within hours. When I looked back at the photo I took when I first opened the cooler, I realised that the golden trout (the one I ate first) was sitting near the top and was not completely covered in ice. Convinced that this was the issue (and also desperate to make this fishy experiment work!) I decided to give another trout a go. I was thrilled to find that I did not react to it at all. Lesson learned about taking significantly more ice with us if we are to bring any more trout home from the farm.
My second trout test led to the purchase of a "chop and flip" aquaponics system for our backyard (pictured below) which I cannot wait to get up and running. The bottom section will house the fish and the top will be where lovely fresh vegetables will grow. The bottom needs to be clad to protect the fish and we still need a couple of pumps so progress will be slow but very worth it.
This is the best recipe I have created since trialling the trout, which was batch cooked and frozen in portions.
BROCCOLI TROUT STIRFRY
Tbsp pure, cold pressed coconut oil
Medium-Large white onion, peeled and diced
2 C broccoli, diced (including stem!)
1 1/4C red capsicum/sweet red pepper, diced
3/4 C pre-cooked frozen trout
1/2 C freshly cooked or pre-cooked/frozen rice
1. Heat oil in a large pan on medium-high heat
2. Add onion and cook, stirring until slightly browned
3. Add broccoli and capsicum/sweet red pepper and cook, stirring until broccoli is tender. If pan gets too dry, add a very small splash of water and stir through. Repeat if required.
4. Zap rice and fish in the microwave for a minute if frozen and add to the pan
5. Stir through and cook for a few minutes or until rice and fish are heated through
Enjoy ❤️
Ingredient information (based on advice by SIGHI)
- All ingredients are rated 0*
*Trout is rated 0 but must be unbelievably fresh. Can be substituted for another fish if required
0 - Well tolerated, no symptoms expected at usual intake
1 - Minor symptoms, occasional consumption of small quantities is often tolerated
2 - Incompatible, significant symptoms at usual intake
3 - Very poorly tolerated, severe symptoms
Hot tip!
🔥 Freeze what you can't eat on the day
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| The beginnings of our new aquaponics system |
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