Easy Skillet Asian Rainbow Trout Recipes

ASIAN RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Rub trout fillets with soy sauce. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar; set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic, ginger, and green onions; cook and stir until golden brown. Add trout fillets and cook until browned and crispy, about 3 minutes. Turn fillets over, and continue cooking until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 3 minutes more.

CITRUSY WALNUT-CRUSTED RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Grind walnuts, flour and 1/4 teaspoons each of salt and pepper in a food processor.
• Coat nonskin side of trout with mixture and set aside.
• In a large cast iron or nonstick skillet, saute garlic and shallot in 2 teaspoons of olive oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a blender and add broth, cilantro, lemon juice and remaining salt and pepper. Puree until smooth.
• Heat remaining oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Cook trout fillets for 1 minute per side. Pour cilantro broth over fillets and cook until fork tender (3-4 minutes). Serve on plates with remaining cilantro broth spooned over fillets.

LEMON THYME RAINBOW TROUT

Steps:

• Divide fish into 4 equal pieces if necessary.
• In shallow bowl, combine flour, lemon rind, thyme, salt and pepper.
• Dip fish into lemon juice; dredge in flour mixture, turning to coat.
• In nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; cook fish, turning once, for 6 to 8 minutes or until flakes easily when tested with fork.