Best Blackened Trout Recipes

BLACKENED TROUT

Steps:

• Preheat large, heavy skillet until very hot.
• Combine paprika, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, white pepper, black pepper, thyme, and oregano in a small bowl.Then place it in a shallow plate that's big enough to roll the fish inches.
• Dip fillets in melted butter, then in seasoning mixture, and place in hot skillet and cook 2-5 minutes on each side until blackened.
• reheat melted butter to a simmer, and pour in small bowls to use for dipping.

BLACKENED TROUT WITH SPICY KALE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the celery and scallion whites and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and 1 teaspoon each Cajun seasoning and brown sugar and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add the beans, tomatoes and 3/4 cup water; bring to a simmer and cook until the liquid is slightly reduced, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Stir in the kale and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the scallion greens and a few dashes of hot sauce.
• Meanwhile, mix the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons each Cajun seasoning and brown sugar and sprinkle on the flesh side of each fish fillet. Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add 2 fillets, seasoned-side down, and cook, undisturbed, until blackened on the bottom, 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully turn the fillets and cook until opaque, about 1 more minute. Transfer to plates. Repeat with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil and 2 fish fillets. Serve with the kale and lemon wedges.

BLACKENED (CAJUN) TROUT

Steps:

• Fillet the trout(fresh or thawed) about 25 mm thick (1-1/2").
• Don't be afraid to substitute halibut, perch, shrimp, or any firm-fleshed seafood or fish for the char.
• Melt butter in a cast-iron or heavy-bottomed frying pan over medium high heat.
• Add Cajun spice and heat thoroughly.
• Place fillets in pan.
• Squeeze juice of one lemon into pan.
• Cook fish for about 5 minutes on each side.
• Serve with remaining lemon wedges and pan drippings.

BLACKENED TROUT WITH ESCOVITCH

Steps:

• Make the escovitch: Combine the vinegar, all-purpose seasoning, sugar, allspice, salt, thyme sprigs, garlic, lime juice and 1/3 cup water in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar and salt dissolve. Add the carrots, onion, bell peppers and Scotch bonnet and cook until the vegetables become slightly tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside. (Remove the Scotch bonnet before serving.)
• For the trout: Combine the garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, black pepper, thyme, onion powder, oregano and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Coat each piece of trout with the blackening seasoning. Heat half of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until almost smoking. Add two trout fillets to the skillet and cook until the fish is browned and flakes with a fork, about 3 minutes on each side. Repeat with the remaining butter and trout. Spoon the escovitch on top of each fish fillet before serving.

BLACKENED SPECKLED TROUT WITH QUINOA GUMBO

Steps:

• Step 1 - Prepare Zatarans Gumbo as directed on pkg. Add celery, carrot and okra into pot with gumbo ingredients. Cover and keep warm. Step 2 - Cook quinoa as directed on pkg. Set aside, cover and keep warm. Step 3 - Season fish filets with blackening seasoning (i.e. redfish magic). Cook in cast iron skillet with butter or olive oil 3-4 minutes on each side until done. Plating - Pack tightly the prepared quinoa in a dry ingredient measuring cup (1 cup size). Flip measuring cup with the quinoa onto the plate and make a nice uniform mound in the middle. Spoon the prepared gumbo around the quinoa. Place one cooked fish filet on top of the quinoa mound. Squeeze lemon on top of fish if preferred. Garnish with parsley sprig. Enjoy!