Tag: trout

  • Trout with Lemon Dill Sauce

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2 tablespoon of butter (divided)
    • ½ cup of white flour for dredging
    • 1 lb trout fillets
    • salt & pepper as you like it
    • 1 lemon, cut half into wedges and keep the other for zesting and squeezing
    • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill (or 1 tablespoon dried)
    • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives (scallions will do in a pinch)
    • 1 tablespoon honey
    • white wine

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350.
    2. Pat fish fillets dry & salt and pepper the fish.
    3. Put about a ½ cup of flour in a shallow bowl or plate
    4. Heat your pan on medium-high, then add the oil and 1 tablespoon of butter, swirl to coat
    5. Dredge your fish fillets in the flour, tap off any excess, then add to the hot pan
    6. Sauté 3 minutes per side, flip and repeat, add salt and pepper as you see fit
    7. Pile your cooked fillets on a plate and transfer to the oven to stay warm
    8. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in the pan, sprinkle in some leftover flour, and heat on low, slowly adding a splash of wine to thin, stir, splash, repeat.
    9. Add fresh dill and chives and whisk as it heats through.
    10. Add honey, and zest half a lemon over the sauce, squeeze in half of it and keep stirring so that it thickens and reduces to a nice saucy texture
    11. Plate your fish, top with the sauce, squeeze with a lemon.

    From Sea Forager.