Best Hazelnut Crusted Trout Recipes

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CORNMEAL-CRUSTED TROUT WITH HAZELNUT BUTTER



Cornmeal-Crusted Trout with Hazelnut Butter image

Categories     Cornmeal     Trout     Pan-Fry     Hazelnut     Bon Appétit

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup cornmeal
1 cup all purpose flour
4 boned trout, heads discarded, halved lengthwise
8 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3/4 cup hazelnuts, chopped
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
Lemon wedges

Steps:

  • Combine cornmeal and flour in pie pan. Season with salt and pepper. Coat trout with flour mixture. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1/2 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 4 trout pieces; cook until just cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to platter. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1/2 tablespoon oil in same skillet. Add remaining trout; cook until just cooked through. Transfer to platter.
  • Wipe out any burned bits from skillet. Melt 6 tablespoons butter in same skillet over medium-low heat. Add nuts and sauté until brown. Add lemon juice and boil until slightly thickened, scraping up any browned bits, about 1 minute. Add parsley. Season with salt and pepper and pour over fish. Garnish with lemon.

HAZELNUT-CRUSTED TROUT



Hazelnut-Crusted Trout image

Categories     Fish     Sauté     Trout     Winter     Hazelnut     Gourmet

Yield Makes 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup hazelnuts
2 (10- to 12-oz) brook trout, cleaned
1 large egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Pulse nuts in a food processor until finely ground. Rinse trout and pat dry. Season with salt inside and out.
  • Beat egg in a pie plate. Spread ground nuts on a dinner plate. Dip both sides of trout first in egg and then nuts. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook trout, shaking skillet to prevent sticking and turning once with a metal spatula, until browned on both sides and just cooked through, about 12 minutes total.
  • While trout is cooking, melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm. Pour over trout and sprinkle fish with parsley.

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