Trout Meunière

Trout Meunière is a classic French dish where trout is lightly floured and pan-fried in butter. It's renowned for its delicate flavors of fish, lemon, and browned butter.

Trout Meunière
⏱ 25 min 👨‍🍳 easy 🍽 2 servings

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Mise en Place: Trout Meunière
Mise en Place – Trout Meunière

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Rinse the trout and pat dry with paper towels. Season inside and out with salt and pepper.
  2. Place the flour on a plate. Lightly dredge each trout in the flour, shaking off any excess.
  3. Melt half of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat until it begins to brown slightly.
  4. Add the trout to the skillet and cook for 4-6 minutes per side, or until cooked through and golden brown.
  5. Transfer the cooked trout to serving plates.
  6. Melt the remaining butter in the same skillet until it foams and turns slightly brown. Add the juice from half a lemon.
  7. Spoon the brown butter-lemon sauce over the trout and sprinkle with fresh parsley. Serve with lemon wedges.

Nutrition

450 kcal · 35g Protein · 10g Carbs · 30g Fat