Citrusy Walnut-Crusted Rainbow Trout - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/4 cup walnuts
    1 tablespoon flour
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
    4 rainbow trout fillets, with skin
    2 garlic cloves, sliced
    1 shallot, sliced
    4 teaspoons olive oil
    1 1/4 cups nonfat chicken broth
    1/3 cup packed fresh cilantro
    1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Preparation
    Grind walnuts, flour and 1/4 teaspoons each of salt and pepper in a food processor.
    Coat nonskin side of trout with mixture and set aside.
    In a large cast iron or nonstick skillet, saute garlic and shallot in 2 teaspoons of olive oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a blender and add broth, cilantro, lemon juice and remaining salt and pepper. Puree until smooth.
    Heat remaining oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Cook trout fillets for 1 minute per side. Pour cilantro broth over fillets and cook until fork tender (3-4 minutes). Serve on plates with remaining cilantro broth spooned over fillets.

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