Best 9 Pan Fried Trout With Lemon Butter Sauce Recipes

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Pan-fried trout with lemon butter sauce is a classic dish that is both elegant and easy to make. The trout is cooked to perfection, with a crispy skin and a tender, flaky interior. The lemon butter sauce is the perfect complement to the trout, adding a bright, citrusy flavor. This dish is sure to impress your guests, and it's also a great way to enjoy a healthy and delicious meal.

In addition to the pan-fried trout with lemon butter sauce, this article also includes recipes for three other trout dishes:

* **Trout Meunière:** This classic French dish is made with trout that is dredged in flour and then pan-fried in butter. It is served with a simple lemon butter sauce.
* **Trout Almondine:** This dish features trout that is coated in almonds and then pan-fried. It is served with a creamy almond butter sauce.
* **Trout Grenobloise:** This dish is made with trout that is cooked in a flavorful sauce made with white wine, butter, and capers.

All of these recipes are easy to follow and can be made with just a few simple ingredients. So, whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special dish to serve guests, you're sure to find something you'll love in this article.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

PAN-FRIED TROUT WITH LEMON THYME BUTTER



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Beautiful pan fried steelhead trout with crispy skin and juicy tender meat, smothered with tangy thyme lemon butter sauce. Delicious dinner in minutes!

Provided by Shinee

Categories     Main Course

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb skin-on steelhead trout (cut into 4 fillets)
¼ teaspoon salt and pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3-4 small sprigs of thyme
Pinch of salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter (cold and cut into 1 tablespoon pieces)

Steps:

  • Pat dry fillets thoroughly with paper towel. Salt and pepper on all side.
  • In a large skillet (I use non-stick), heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Once the oil is sizzling, add the fillets skin-side down. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook for about 5 minutes. Then flip each fillet and continue to cook until cooked through, about 2 minutes. Remove onto a plate skin-side up and loosely cover with a foil, while prepare the sauce. Don't cover the fillets tightly, or the crispy skin will get soggy.
  • To make the sauce, add lemon juice, thyme and salt in a medium skillet. Bring it to a boil over medium heat and cook until it until reduced in half. Remove thyme, reduce the heat to low and add the butter 1 tablespoon at a time. Swirl the pan to slowly melt the butter before adding the remaining butter. The trick is to slowly melt the butter to get the silky sauce, instead of melted butter. You can pick up the skillet, hovering it over the heat and swirling it to melt the butter.
  • Serve the trout with side of rice, or vegetables of your choice, and lemon butter sauce on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 302 kcal, Sugar 1 g, Sodium 206 mg, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Carbohydrate 1 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 24 g, Cholesterol 96 mg, TransFat 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 11 g, 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

TROUT WITH GARLIC LEMON BUTTER HERB SAUCE



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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

PAN FRIED LARGEMOUTH BASS WITH LEMON GARLIC HERB BUTTER SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 large mouth bass fillets, skin removed
Salt
Pepper
1 cup flour
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon garlic, sliced thin
1/4 cup mild fresh herbs such as basil, parsley, chervil, oregano
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Steps:

  • Season the fillets with salt and pepper. Heat a saute pan on top of the grill. When the pan is hot add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and heat. Dredge the bass fillets in the flour and shake off any excess. Place the fillets in the pan and pan fry about 3 minutes per side, until golden brown. Remove the fish from the pan. Add the rest of the butter to the pan and melt. When the butter is hot, add the sliced garlic. Fry the garlic until it just begins to turn light golden brown. Add the herbs and remove from the heat. Carefully, add the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. To serve, place a fillet on a plate and spoon some of the lemon garlic herb butter over the fish.

PANFRIED TROUT WITH LEMON



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You'll only taste wild trout if you catch them yourself-all others are farm raised. Wherever you get it, trout that you panfry with lemon will be a delicious dinner to serve your guests, fishermen or not.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Seafood Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 medium brook trout, gutted and cleaned, about 9 or 10 ounces each
3 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 lemons, cut into 1/4-inch rounds
4 1/2 teaspoons butter
4 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
4 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil

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.

PAN-FRIED TROUT



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Provided by Anne Burrell

Categories     main-dish

Time 55m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
1 clove garlic, smashed
2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano leaves
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
3 lemons, juiced and 1 lemon, zested and reserved
Kosher salt
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
4 (10 to 12-ounce) trout, boned, belly flap removed, rinsed and patted dry, heads and tails left on
Extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

  • In a wide flat dish, combine the bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, oregano, red pepper flakes, zest of 1 lemon and salt, to taste.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the mustard and the juice of 1 lemon. Brush both sides of the trout with mustard mixture. Coat the fish on both sides with the seasoned bread crumbs and press firmly to adhere the crumbs to the fish.
  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
  • Coat a large skillet with about 1/4 to 1/2-inch of olive oil and bring to a medium-high heat. Add the fish to the pan, skin side down, and cook the fish 2/3's of the way, about 6 to 7 minutes. Carefully turn the fish over and cook the other side until the fish is brown and crispy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the fish from the pan and drain on paper towels. You will probably need to work in batches to do 4 fish. After the first batch is done and dried on paper towels reserve it on a rack in a warm oven.
  • When all the fish has been fried, remove the oil and any brown bits from the pan. Add the butter and remaining lemon juice and swirl to combine as the butter melts. Season with salt, to taste, and reduce by about half. Transfer the fish to a serving platter, drizzle with the butter lemon sauce and serve.
  • What a fishtale!

PAN FRIED FISH WITH A RICH LEMON BUTTER SAUCE



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A wonderful and flavorful dish that you can choose a variety of fish such as flounder, cod, trout, snapper, etc. Great served with fresh steamed veggies and steamed rice.

Provided by 2Bleu

Categories     < 15 Mins

Time 15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 22

1 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon shallot, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
1 dash hot pepper sauce
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup butter, room temperature (2 sticks)
1/2 tablespoon paprika
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
1/4 tablespoon black pepper
1/4 tablespoon onion powder
1/4 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1/4 tablespoon dried oregano
1/4 tablespoon dried thyme
2 lbs flounder fillets (or cod)
1/2 cup flour (or 1/2 cup panko mixed with 2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds)
2 tablespoons olive oil
fresh parsley, for garnish

Steps:

  • LEMON BUTTER SAUCE: Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add the wine, lemon juice, garlic, and shallots. Cook for 3 minutes.
  • Stir in the salt, pepper, Worcestershire, and hot sauce and simmer until the mixture is somewhat syrupy, about 3 minutes.
  • Stir in the cream and cook for 1 minute. Over low heat, whisk in the butter a few pats at a time. Continue whisking until all of the butter is incorporated into the sauce. Serve immediately or keep warm until ready to use.
  • FISH: Mix fish spice blend ingredients together. Season both the fish and flour with spices and dredge the fish in the seasoned flour or panko/almond mixture, coating completely.
  • In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil. Add the fish to the saute pan, pan-frying for about 4 minutes on each side.
  • SERVE: Drizzle some lemon butter sauce on each plate. Top with fish and drizzle more sauce over top of fish. Top with fresh parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 573.2, Fat 45.8, SaturatedFat 25.4, Cholesterol 176.7, Sodium 1701.2, Carbohydrate 13.8, Fiber 1, Sugar 1.1, Protein 21.3

PAN FRIED TROUT



Pan Fried Trout image

This adoptee is the way we make trout on our backpacking trips, we take corneal and butter packets and hope we catch dinner. Just as easy to make at home, its a taste of the outdoors.

Provided by Dawnab

Categories     Trout

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 lbs trout (Whole or Fillets)
1/2 cup cornmeal
3 tablespoons butter
salt & pepper

Steps:

  • Rinse the trout under cold running water (or in the beautiful mountain lake/stream you caught them in).
  • Pat dry.
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper (I take a zip lock baggie in my pack with salt/pepper/garlic powder mixed together).
  • Melt the butter in a large heavy skillet on medium-high heat.
  • Coat the trout in corn meal and shake off the excess.
  • When the butter is melted, place the coated trout, flesh side down, in the skillet.
  • Fry 4-5 minutes, then turn and fry 4-5 minutes or until the flesh is golden brown and flaky. (Trout may be seasoned with garlic or onion powder before frying if desired, I also take a lemon with me to squeeze over the top).

PAN-FRIED TROUT WITH ROSEMARY, LEMON AND CAPERS



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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

Tips:

  • Before cooking, ensure the trout is cleaned and gutted properly. Remove the fins and scales for a more refined presentation.
  • To achieve crispy skin, pat the trout dry with paper towels before seasoning and cooking. This helps remove excess moisture, promoting a golden-brown crust.
  • Use a combination of butter and oil for pan-frying. Butter adds flavor, while oil prevents burning. If using unsalted butter, adjust the salt seasoning accordingly.
  • Heat the pan over medium heat before adding the trout. This allows the pan to heat evenly and prevents the fish from sticking.
  • Cook the trout for 3-4 minutes per side, or until the skin is crispy and the flesh is cooked through. Avoid overcooking, as this can result in dry fish.
  • While the trout is cooking, prepare the lemon-butter sauce. Use fresh lemon juice and zest for a brighter flavor. If the sauce becomes too thick, add a little bit of water or white wine to thin it out.
  • Serve the pan-fried trout immediately, topped with the lemon-butter sauce. Garnish with fresh herbs like parsley or dill for an extra touch of flavor.

Conclusion:

Pan-fried trout with lemon-butter sauce is a classic dish that is both delicious and easy to make. With its crispy skin, flaky flesh, and tangy sauce, this dish is sure to impress your family and friends. Follow these tips and you'll be able to create a restaurant-quality meal in your own kitchen. So next time you're looking for a quick and flavorful weeknight dinner, give pan-fried trout with lemon-butter sauce a try. You won't be disappointed!

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