Pan-fried Trout and Lemon Sage Butter Sauce Recipe
By Doug Stange
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This fried trout recipe is reminiscent of summer canoe trips. We catch trout and fry them almost immediately over a campfire. Feel free to either use fresh lake trout or substitute the trout for small coho salmon and Kokanee salmon. All of these species are exceptional in a recipe like this. Serve with a wild rice pilaf. Simple and delicious!
Serves: 4 Prep time: 2 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup whole hazelnuts 6 slices smoked country-style bacon 4 trout (about 8 ounces each), cleaned and gutted with heads left on Salt and freshly ground pepper 8 scallions, washed and trimmed to length of fish Flour seasoned with salt and freshly ground pepper 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter Juice of 1 lemon 12 large, fresh sage leaves Directions:
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Spread the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast in a preheated 350°F oven about 15 minutes, or until the skins split. Place them in a dish and cover with plastic wrap until they cool, then rub them with a towel to remove as much skin as possible. Chop the nuts. Cook the bacon in a large skillet until crisp, reserving the drippings in the skillet. Drain the bacon on paper towels. Salt and pepper the cavity of the trout. Dredge the trout in seasoned flour. Then place 2 trimmed scallions in the cavity of each fish. Heat the bacon drippings in the skillet and fry the trout, about 4 minutes per side. In a small saucepan, heat together the butter, lemon juice, and sage leaves. Spoon the lemon sage butter over the trout and sprinkle with the hazelnuts and crumbled bacon. Cook's Tip :
