Tea-Smoked Ocean Trout with Spring Onion Cake

Smoked ocean trout has been a regular on the menu for about six years now and is one of Rockpool’s signature dishes. This dish brings together three of my favourite elements of Chinese cuisine: the rich smoky flavour from tea-smoking; a mysterious, salty, sweet and spicy sauce inspired by the red-braising broth, which would have to be my most loved taste; and a crisp-fried spring onion cake to soak up the juices.

Ocean trout works well in this recipe as it is oily enough to take bei