Trout Sauteed in Butter

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Title: Trout Sauteed in Butter
Categories: Fish/sea
Yield: 4 servings

Salt and pepper 6 tb Unsalted butter
4 Fresh trout, dressed Parsley sprigs
A few Tbsp. flour Lemon wedges

As every angler knows, skillet-size brook, brown, and rainbow trout are
never more tasty than when prepared this way. Can there be any tastier
dish than the one that comes from this happy marriage of fresh trout and
butter? But for best results, a few words of warning: a basic rule of fish
cookery is that fish, unless deep fried, should be cooked slowly. Yet, at
the same time, one wants the flesh moist but with the outside golden brown.
Furthermore one wants to be able to serve trout whole, not in broken
chunks, the result of sticking. One other word: since trout are delicately
flavored, I do not "flour" trout with cornmeal but with flour. However,
either way, the trout will be delicious. Salt, pepper and coat the trout by
rolling them in the flour.
Melt the butter in a big iron skillet.
When the butter is hot (over medium heat) but has not yet shown color,
lay in the trout and turn the fire low. A steady, low heat will do two
things: cook the trout slowly and at the same time brown the trout.
You must police the process continuously, and it will take 15-20
minutes, depending on the size of the trout.
Just as soon as the flour coating has set on the down side, loosen each
trout from the skillet, shaking the skillet gently to keep the slow
browning trout free.
After 10 minutes of slow browning, turn each trout carefully and repeat
the above process.
When you serve the trout, pour a bit of the butter over each and garnish
with a sprig of parsley and a wedge of lemon. SAUTEED QUICK MEUNIERE
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If you wish, add a couple of pats of butter to the skillet after the
trout has been served, melt them, squeeze in a tablespoon of lemon juice,
turn up the heat, and stir. Then pour this lemon-butter sauce over each
trout.

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