Bacon Fried Trout
Fried trout fillets with a butter, bacon, lemon and caper sauce.
Equipment
- large cast-iron skillet
- large spatula
- paper towels - to drain the bacon on
- cutting board
- kitchen knife
- large spoon
Ingredients
- 4 bacon slices
- 5 tbsp butter
- 2 trout fillets - flesh on
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp green onions - thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice - freshly squeezed
- 1 tbsp capers - drained, rinsed and crushed
Instructions
- Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer to paper towels to drain.
- Crumble bacon. Pour off all but 3 tbsp drippings from the skillet.
- Add 1 tbsp butter and stir to melt.
- Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper
- Coat flesh side of fish with flour. Shake off excess.
- Add fish, flesh side down to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes
- Carefully turn fish over. Cook until just opaque in the center, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer fish to two plates.
- Pour off drippings from the skillet and carefully wipe clean.
- Melt remaining butter in the same skillet over medium heat.
- Add all but two tbsp onions and sauté for three minutes.
- Stir in the crumbled bacon, lemon juice, and crushed capers.
- Season sauce with salt and pepper.
- Pour sauce over the fish.
- Garnish with green onions.
Notes
Last time I made this, I skipped the sauce and topped the bacon fried fish with a spring salad and citrus vinaigrette. So good!
Nutrition
Calories: 670kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 630mg | Potassium: 200mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 958IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 3mg
