Best 8 Butterflied Trout In Lemon Caper Butter Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable flavors of butterflied trout prepared in three extraordinary ways. Embark on a culinary journey with the classic Lemon Caper Butter, a harmonious blend of zesty lemon, aromatic capers, and rich butter, elevating the trout's natural flavors. For a touch of Mediterranean flair, try the vibrant Salsa Verde Trout, where fresh herbs, tangy capers, and a hint of anchovy come together to create a vibrant and flavorful sauce. If you prefer a bolder taste, the Spicy Harissa Trout will tantalize your taste buds with its North African-inspired marinade, featuring fiery harissa paste, aromatic cumin, and a touch of sweetness from honey. Each recipe offers a unique taste experience, ensuring a delightful meal that will satisfy any fish lover's cravings.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

GRILLED BUTTERFLIED TROUT WITH LEMON-PARSLEY BUTTER



Grilled Butterflied Trout with Lemon-Parsley Butter image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h22m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Four 1-pound trout without head, scaled, gutted, and butterflied (skin on)
Olive oil or canola oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Lemon-Parsley Butter, recipe follows
Parsley sprigs, for garnish
Lemon wedges, for garnish
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • Heat grill to high. Brush trout on both sides with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill, skin-side down, until slightly charred and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully turn each fish over and continue cooking until just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes longer. Remove from the grill and top each with 2 tablespoons Lemon-Parsley Butter. Garnish with parsley sprigs and lemon wedges and serve.
  • Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before using.

TROUT WITH GARLIC LEMON BUTTER HERB SAUCE



Trout with Garlic Lemon Butter Herb Sauce image

One of the best trout recipes I've tried is simply cooking the trout in the skillet in olive oil, and then adding garlic, lemon juice, white wine, fresh parsley and butter. Gluten free, healthy, easy-to-make and delicious! Low-carb dinner rich in lean protein and omega-3 fatty acids. A family favorite! Perfect way to cook an amazing fish: trout.

Provided by Julia

Categories     Main Course

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1.5 pounds trout (or salmon, or arctic char - 2 large fish fillets with skin on the bottom)
2 tablespoons olive oil (more, if needed)
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning ((dried thyme, oregano, parsley, combined together))
1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
4 garlic cloves (diced)
3 tablespoons lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 tablespoons white wine
2 tablespoons butter (softened)
2 tablespoons parsley (chopped)

Steps:

  • Season the top of fish fillets with Italian herb seasoning and salt (generously). Fish fillets will have skins on the bottom - no need to season the skins.
  • In a large skillet (large enough to fit 2 fish fillets), heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat until heated but not smoking. To the hot skillet with olive oil, add fish fillets skin side up - flesh side down. Cook the flesh side of the fish for about 3-5 minutes on medium heat, making sure the oil does not smoke, until lightly browned.
  • Flip the fillets over to the other side, skin side down (add more oil, if needed). Cook for another 2-4 minutes on medium heat (to prevent oil from burning).
  • Remove the skillet from heat, close with the lid, and let the fish sit for 5-10 minutes, covered, in the skillet, until flaky and cooked through completely.
  • After the fish is cooked through, off heat, using spatula, carefully remove fillets to the plate, separating the fish from the skin. Carefully remove or scrape the fish skin off the bottom of the pan, making sure to leave all the cooking oils in the pan.
  • Add diced garlic, lemon juice, and white wine to the same pan with oil. Cook on medium-low heat for about 1 minute, until garlic softens a bit. Remove from heat. Add 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley, and 2 tablespoons of butter, off heat, to the sauce, stirring, until the butter melts and forms a creamy mixture.
  • Add fish to the pan, spoon sauce over the fish, top the fish and sauce with the remaining 1 tablespoon of parsley, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 380 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 35 g, Fat 24 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 113 mg, Sodium 286 mg, ServingSize 1 serving

STEELHEAD TROUT RECIPE WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE



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This delicious Steelhead Trout with Lemon Caper Sauce is a healthy and low-carb dinner rich in lean protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Because everything (the fish and the sauce) is cooked on the stove-top in the same skillet, this easy one-pan recipe requires minimal cleanup!

Provided by Julia

Categories     Main Course

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1.5 lb steelhead trout ((3 fish fillets) )
1 tablespoon Italian herb seasoning ((dried thyme, oregano, parsley, combined))
salt (to taste)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons capers ((drained))
4 cloves garlic ((minced))
3 tablespoons lemon juice ((freshly squeezed))
2 tablespoons butter ((softened))

Steps:

  • Season the tops of steelhead trout fillets with Italian herb seasoning and salt (generously). Fish fillets will have skins on the bottom.
  • In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat until hot but not smoking. (Note: 1 tablespoon of olive oil is enough as fish will release lots of its own oil - steelhead trout is a fatty kind of fish).
  • Add steelhead trout fillets, skin side up, non-skin side down. Cook for about 2 minutes on medium heat, making sure the oil does not smoke.
  • Turn the fillets over, skin side down. Cook for another 2 minutes on medium-low heat (keeping oil from burning).
  • Remove from heat, close the pan with the lid, and let the trout sit for 5-10 minutes until flaky and cooked through completely.
  • After the fish is cooked through, using a spatula, carefully remove trout fillets to the plate, separating the fillet from the skin (skin will remain on the bottom of the pan). Carefully scrape the fish skin off the bottom of the pan, making sure to leave the fish oil in the pan.
  • Add capers, diced garlic, and lemon juice to the same skillet with oil in which you just cooked the trout.
  • Cook the sauce on medium-low heat for about 1 minute, until garlic softens a bit. Remove from heat.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of butter, off heat, to the lemon caper sauce, stirring, until the butter melts and forms a creamy mixture.
  • Add cooked steelhead trout fillets back to the pan, spoon sauce over the fish, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 458 kcal, Carbohydrate 3 g, Protein 47 g, Fat 27 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Cholesterol 151 mg, Sodium 333 mg, ServingSize 1 serving

BUTTERY TROUT WITH CAPERS



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Don't turn straight to salmon, trout is a wonderful classic fish with a great flavour, especially in this recipe. Or, make it veggie with halloumi

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Buffet, Dinner, Main course, Supper

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 thick trout fillets
100g butter
squeeze lemon juice
handful parsley , leaves chopped
2 tbsp caper , rinsed

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Rinse the fish, then pat dry with kitchen paper. Put in a roasting tray, season, then dot with a third of the butter. Roast for 10-12 mins.
  • When the fish is almost ready, melt the remaining butter in a frying pan. Turn up the heat until it turns brown. Take off the heat, then add lemon juice, parsley and capers. Pour over the fish, then serve with green beans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 345 calories, Fat 26 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 1 grams carbohydrates, Protein 28 grams protein, Sodium 1.04 milligram of sodium

TROUT WITH CHIVE BUTTER



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You can make this speedy dish casual and after-work-friendly or fancy enough for company. It all depends on how you garnish it. Using trout or salmon roe turns it into something quite deluxe, with the small pearls of caviar popping in your mouth. But a sprinkling of saline capers is nearly as delicious, at a fraction of the cost. No matter which you choose, the fish itself a snap to prepare. The butterflied whole trout broils up in under five minutes. After that it's smeared with a garlicky compound butter, which melts into a fragrant, savory sauce. Serve this dish with boiled new potatoes, crusty bread or rice to catch all the buttery juices.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, weekday, seafood, main course

Time 10m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 whole trout, butterflied
Fine sea salt, to taste
1 garlic clove, finely grated or minced
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon or lime juice, more to taste
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed and softened
1 tablespoon minced chives, more for serving
Trout roe, salmon roe or capers, for serving, optional

Steps:

  • Heat the broiler. Place trout, skin side down, on a rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt.
  • In a mini food processor, or using a mortar and pestle or a bowl and a fork, stir together garlic, lemon juice, pepper and a pinch of salt. Add softened butter and chives and mash or process until well mixed.
  • Broil trout until just opaque, 2 to 5 minutes depending upon your broiler.
  • Drop spoonfuls of butter on top of the fish; it will melt immediately. Top with more chives and with roe or capers, and a little more lemon juice if you like.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 742, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 0 grams, Fat 40 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 91 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 1092 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 1 gram

PAN-FRIED TROUT WITH ROSEMARY, LEMON AND CAPERS



Pan-Fried Trout With Rosemary, Lemon and Capers image

This 1994 recipe gets Provencal flavors on the table in minutes. Fresh rosemary needles are pressed into the fillets, which are seasoned in flour and pan fried for a crisp exterior and flaky inside. A sauce built on shallots, white wine and lemon adds complexity. Pair it with a light vegetable like sautéed asparagus, or a bright arugula salad, and serve with some of that white wine for an easy, refreshing spring dinner.

Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, weeknight, times classics, main course

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
4 trout fillets
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 shallots, peeled and minced
1 cup white wine
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon drained capers

Steps:

  • Press 1/2 teaspoon of the rosemary needles into the flesh of each trout fillet. Combine the flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Coat the fillets in the seasoned flour.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the trout and saute until cooked through, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Remove the trout from the pan and place on warmed plates. Add the shallots to the skillet and cook, stirring constantly, for 15 seconds.
  • Pour in the wine and reduce to 1/3 cup, about 5 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice, capers and remaining teaspoon rosemary and remove from the heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place 1 trout fillet on each of 4 plates, spoon the sauce over the trout and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 240, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 13 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 388 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CRISPY TROUT WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE



CRISPY TROUT WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE image

Categories     Fish     Dinner

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 tbsp butter melted
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
4 (5- to 6-oz) trout fillets, skin on
1.5 tsp canola oil, plus extra for brushing fish
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Whisk butter, lemon juice, and capers together in a mixing bowl until smooth. Rinse trout under cold water and pat dry well with paper towels. Brush with oil and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until rippling but not smoking. Add trout, skin side down (in batches if necessary), and cook for 3 minutes; turn and cook 1 minute longer. Remove from pan, top with lemon sauce, and serve hot.

MOUNTAIN TROUT WITH LEMONS AND CAPERS



Mountain Trout with Lemons and Capers image

Capers are the preserved unopened flower buds of a prickly shrub native to the Mediterranean. The shrubs thrive on rocky cliffs of arid regions, including southern France and Sicily, where they are farmed as a cash crop. Salted capers are hand-harvested then cured and aged in sea salt. This process preserves the intense floral tones, herbal flavor, and firm texture of the buds. Brined capers are soaked in saltwater, then packed in brine or a mixture of brine and vinegar, which dulls the flavor. The salted capers tend to be a little more expensive, but are hand-harvested and worth every penny. While working for Epicurious television, I was able to travel to Italy to do a story on salted capers. Standing on the rocky hillside of an island, looking out over the sun-drenched Mediterranean, watching the peasant women harvesting the capers by hand while chattering in their local dialect, was pure poetry. When I returned to the States, I was reviewing the rough cut, which is a very basic edit of footage, a visual rough draft. A colleague who spoke Italian interrupted, "Wait a minute, play that back." Turned out the pleasant chatter was not as idyllic as the scenery. One of the women was talking about her son-in-law, whom she called a worthless bastard and car thief. We decided to replace their conversation with a little music.

Yield serves 2 to 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 (12-ounce) trout, butterflied (have your fishmonger do this)
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Juice of 1 lemon
2 teaspoons salted capers, rinsed

Steps:

  • Place the flour in a shallow dish. Add 1 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the black pepper; stir with a fork to combine. Lightly season the trout with salt and pepper. (If you prefer not to have your dinner looking at you while you eat it, snip off the fish heads with a pair of kitchen shears.) Dredge both sides of the trout in flour, shaking gently to remove the excess.
  • Heat the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the trout to the skillet, skin side up. Cook until pale golden, about 3 minutes. Turn and continue cooking until the fish is firm, an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Remove the trout to a warm serving platter and tent loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm.
  • Remove the skillet from the heat. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, the lemon juice, and capers. Return to the heat if necessary to brown the butter, stirring with a wooden spoon to release the brown bits in the bottom of the skillet, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour the pan sauce over the trout and serve immediately.

Tips:

  • Choose fresh, high-quality trout: Look for trout that has bright, clear eyes and firm, pink flesh. Avoid fish that has a slimy or off odor.
  • Butterfly the trout properly: Make sure to cut along the backbone and through the ribs, but not all the way through the belly. This will allow the trout to lay flat in the pan and cook evenly.
  • Season the trout generously: Use a combination of salt, pepper, and your favorite herbs and spices. This will help to enhance the natural flavor of the fish.
  • Cook the trout over medium heat: This will help to prevent the fish from overcooking and becoming dry. Cook the trout for 5-7 minutes per side, or until it is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork.
  • Make the lemon caper butter while the trout is cooking: This will allow the flavors to meld and intensify. Be sure to use fresh lemon juice and capers for the best flavor.
  • Serve the trout immediately with the lemon caper butter: This dish is best enjoyed hot out of the pan. Garnish with fresh herbs, such as parsley or dill, for a finishing touch.

Conclusion:

Butterflied trout in lemon caper butter is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The trout is cooked to perfection and the lemon caper butter adds a bright and flavorful touch. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table.

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