Trout With Fresh Lemon Caper Sauce Recipes

STEELHEAD TROUT RECIPE WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE

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.

TROUT WITH CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• a few hours before cooking put oil in a bowl with the crushed garlic and lemon juice and beat together then add capers and salt and pepper to taste.
• then leave to infuse.
• when ready to cook fish, remove grill rack from pan and line with foil, pre heat grill and arrange the trout over the foil,.
• then gash the trout twice in the thickest part of the body and brush with a little oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
• then pour over the caper sauce.
• grill under a high heat untill the skins become crispy brown (3-4 mins each side).
• then serve with the pan juices alongside a nice fresh salad or good old fashioned chips.

TROUT WITH LEMON, CAPERS, ROSEMARY AND ANCHOVIES

Steps:

• Mix the olive oil, capers and rosemary.
• Put fish in an ovenproof dish.
• Pour the olive oil mixture over the fish.
• Thinly slice the lemons and arrange the slices so that they cover the fish completely.
• Drain the anchovies of oil, slice in half and drape over the lemon slices.
• Add splash of white wine and salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake in oven at 200c for 20 minutes, or until fish is cooked.
• I served this with rice flavoured with lemon juice and black pepper and a side dish of brocolli.

PAN-FRIED TROUT WITH ROSEMARY, LEMON AND 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.