Italian Lemon Trout Food

LEMON TROUT

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, lemon pepper, salt, thyme, cayenne and half of the lemon zest. Combine the lemon juice and remaining lemon zest in a shallow dish and soak fish fillets for about 1 minute.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Dip the trout fillets in the flour mixture so that both sides are coated. Shake off the excess and place fillets in the hot oil. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until golden brown and fish can be flaked with a fork. Discard the leftover lemon juice.
• Remove from the skillet and drain on paper towels briefly before serving. Garnish each serving with a wedge of lemon.

MEDITERRANEAN STYLE TROUT

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a medium pot and fill with enough lightly salted water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until fork-tender, about 8 minutes. Drain, cover, and set aside.
• While the potatoes are cooking, heat the extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet on medium high. Rinse the trout fillets and pat dry. Season the trout with the dried Italian seasoning and salt and pepper. Gently place the trout in the heated oil and pan fry without moving the fillets for 10 minutes.
• Carefully turn the fillets. Arrange the bell pepper and onions on top of the trout and cook for 5 minutes. Then, place the anchovies, olives, tomatoes, capers, and parsley on top of the fillets. Pour in the white wine and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Serve the trout and vegetables on a bed of steamed potatoes.

HOW TO COOK TROUT

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter smells toasted and is golden brown, about 1 minute. Turn off heat.
• Line a baking sheet with a piece of aluminum foil. Place trout onto foil; open trout so skin sides are down. Drizzle each trout with about 1/2 teaspoon melted butter. Generously season with salt and black pepper.
• Move an oven rack to 5 or 6 inches below heat source and preheat oven's broiler on high heat.
• Broil trout until opaque and barely firm to the touch, 2 or 3 minutes. Remove from oven.
• Return pan of melted butter over high heat; stir in lemon juice and parsley. Bring butter sauce to a boil; whisk to combine. Serve trout on plates and drizzle with butter sauce.

PANFRIED TROUT WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Rinse trout, and pat dry. Combine 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and flour on a plate. Season insides of fish with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Insert 3 slices of lemon inside each fish, and dredge in flour; shake off excess.
• Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil, and 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil in an 11-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 trout, arrange 4 or 5 lemon slices around fish, and cook until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes. If lemon slices begin to burn, put them on top of fish. Turn fish, and cook until it has a golden crust and is flaky and moist, about 5 to 6 minutes more.
• Remove fish from skillet, and keep warm wrapped in foil. Repeat twice with remaining trout, butter, oils, and lemon slices. Serve fish with some of the cooked lemon slices.

ITALIAN LEMON TROUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°.
• In a bowl mix olive oil, minced garlic, basil and parmesan cheese and set aside.
• Cover a cookie sheet with tinfoil (for easy clean up).
• Spray covered cookie sheet with non stick stray so fish will not stick.
• Place trout fillets (skin side down) on covered cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
• Spoon mixture you reserved in bowl over fish. About 1 tablespoon full spreading evenly over fish.
• Place a couple of lemon slice over top of mixture on fish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
• No need to add salt as Parmesan will add salt to recipe.
• Wonderful served with a side salad or pasta.

HONEY & LEMON TROUT WITH WILTED SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut 2 large lengths of baking parchment, put thyme in the middle of each one, then top with the trout. Mix the lemon juice with 2 tsp oil and the crushed garlic, pour over the fish and wrap up into 2 parcels, sealing in the juices. Bake for 10 mins on a baking tray.
• Meanwhile, stir-fry the spinach in 1 tsp oil. When almost wilted, add the sliced garlic and the nutmeg, and continue cooking until wilted. Tear the fish parcels open, spoon on the honey and scatter with the lemon zest. Serve still in their parcels, or on top of the spinach.

BAKED TROUT WITH LEMON-CILANTRO CREAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Cut 1 lemon into 6 slices; cut in half. Juice remaining lemon. Cook mushrooms in dressing in large skillet on low heat 15 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in chiles; cook 2 min.
• Place 4 corn husks in center of each of 3 large sheets heavy-duty foil; top with fish. Place 4 lemon pieces and 1 Tbsp. cilantro in cavity of each fish. Top each fish with about 1 cup vegetable mixture and 4 onions; cover with 2 corn husks. Bring up foil sides. Double fold top and ends to seal each packet, leaving room for heat circulation inside. Place in 15x10x1-inch pan.
• Bake 30 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork. Let stand 5 min. Cut slits in foil to release steam before opening packets. Serve fish topped with combined sour cream, remaining cilantro and lemon juice.

LEMON DILL TROUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Drizzle Foil with oil and sprinkle with Kosher Salt.
• Place fish on center of foil and sprinkle with Dill.
• Place lemon slices inside fish and rosemary on top. Salt to taste.
• Fold up edges of foil and add wine. Seal foil pouch and place in oven on 350 for 12 minutes.

ITALIAN-MARINATED BAKED RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Marinate trout in Italian dressing in the refrigerator overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place trout in a well-greased shallow baking dish; discard excess marinade. Season trout cavities with salt, pepper, lemon pepper, and garlic powder to taste. Fill cavities partially with onion and parsley.
• Drizzle melted butter over fish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake unti fish flakes easily with a fork. Allow 5-6 minutes for each 1/2 inch of thickness.