Best Trout Filets à La Zug Recipes

TRUITE A LA CREME ZUGOISE (TROUT IN HERBED CREAM SAUCE)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large, heavy skillet over moderate heat.
• Add shallots and cook, stirring frequently, until soft but not brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in parsley, chervil, thyme and tarragon.
• Add wine and mix well.
• Remove from heat.
• Sprinkle trout with salt and pepper.
• Arrange on top of herbs in skillet in a single layer, overlapping slightly if necessary.
• Cut a circle of foil large enough to fit the skillet and press it gently but firmly on top of the fish.
• Return skillet to moderate heat and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until cooked through.
• Remove fish to a platter and cover with fresh foil to keep warm.
• Bring liquid in skillet to a boil over high heat, stirring or whisking constantly.
• Cook until reduced to a thin film that barely covers bottom of pan.
• Reduce heat to moderate.
• Stir in cream and any liquid accumulated from the fish.
• Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until thick enough to coat the whisk heavily, 5-10 minutes.
• Cover trout with sauce.

TROUT FILETS à LA ZUG

Steps:

• Season the trout filets with salt and pepper, fry first on the side with the skin, then fry the other side, 1 - 1 ½ minutes each. Remove and keep warm.
• Melt the butter in a flat pan and braise shallots and herbs slightly. Deglaze with white wine, add Bouillon cube, and reduce the liquid slightly while cooking. Now add the cream, cook thoroughly. Pour the sauce over the fish.
• Serve with wild rice, fine noodles or boiled potatoes.

LEMON TROUT ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Sprinkle trout with salt and pepper.
• Dust the fish filets in the flour.
• Heat the olive oil and butter on medium high heat.
• Add fish filets and cook until light brown on both sides.
• Remove from pan and cover to keep warm.
• Return pan to heat and add 1 T butter.
• Add the almonds and saute, then add the fresh lemon juice.
• Heat it through, then spoon over the fish filets.
• Serve with additional lemon wedges.

TROUT A LA MEUNIERE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Season the trout fillets with the salt and Essence. Lightly dredge the seasoned trout in the flour, shaking off any excess. Set a 10-inch saute pan over medium-high heat and add the olive oil to the pan. Once the oil is hot, place the fish fillets in the pan, 2 at a time and cook for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes per side. Place the cooked fillets on an oven-proof platter and place in the oven while you cook the remaining fillets.
• Once the fish are cooked, return the skillet to the stovetop and set on medium heat. Add the butter to the pan and once melted, add the shallots. As the shallots cook, and the butter stops foaming, about 30 seconds, add the white wine, lemon juice and parsley to the pan. Continue to cook for 15 to 20 seconds, swirling the pan occasionally. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Remove the fish from the oven and pour the sauce over top the fish. Serve immediately.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Season the trout fillets with the salt and Essence. Lightly dredge the seasoned trout in the flour, shaking off any excess. Set a 10-inch saute pan over medium-high heat and add the olive oil to the pan. Once the oil is hot, place the fish fillets in the pan, 2 at a time and cook for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes per side. Place the cooked fillets on an oven-proof platter and place in the oven while you cook the remaining fillets.
• Once the fish are cooked, return the skillet to the stovetop and set on medium heat. Add the butter to the pan and once melted, add the shallots. As the shallots cook, and the butter stops foaming, about 30 seconds, add the white wine, lemon juice and parsley to the pan. Continue to cook for 15 to 20 seconds, swirling the pan occasionally. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Remove the fish from the oven and pour the sauce over top the fish. Serve immediately.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William and Morrow, 1993.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William and Morrow, 1993.

STEELHEAD TROUT BAKE WITH DIJON MUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Arrange trout fillets in the baking dish. Mix white wine, Dijon mustard, garlic, lemon juice, dill, and lemon-pepper seasoning in a bowl; spread over the fillets, letting some run underneath the fish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the fish is opaque and flakes easily, 10 to 15 minutes.