HOW TO COOK TROUT

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This recipe is so simple, it doesn't even have a name. I just call it Trout. This is such an easy weeknight seafood dinner. It's a really nice way to cook fish, especially if you're new at cooking fish.

Provided by Chef John

Time 25m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

¼ cup butter
2 (8 ounce) whole trout, butterflied and deboned
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter smells toasted and is golden brown, about 1 minute. Turn off heat.
Line a baking sheet with a piece of aluminum foil. Place trout onto foil; open trout so skin sides are down. Drizzle each trout with about 1/2 teaspoon melted butter. Generously season with salt and black pepper.
Move an oven rack to 5 or 6 inches below heat source and preheat oven's broiler on high heat.
Broil trout until opaque and barely firm to the touch, 2 or 3 minutes. Remove from oven.
Return pan of melted butter over high heat; stir in lemon juice and parsley. Bring butter sauce to a boil; whisk to combine. Serve trout on plates and drizzle with butter sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 470.3 calories, Carbohydrate 1.6 g, Cholesterol 181.4 mg, Fat 33.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 40.4 g, SaturatedFat 17.4 g, Sodium 263.4 mg, Sugar 0.4 g