Trout Filets à La Zug Recipes

TROUT WITH GARLIC LEMON BUTTER HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the top of fish fillets with Italian herb seasoning and salt (generously). Fish fillets will have skins on the bottom - no need to season the skins.
• In a large skillet (large enough to fit 2 fish fillets), heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat until heated but not smoking. To the hot skillet with olive oil, add fish fillets skin side up - flesh side down. Cook the flesh side of the fish for about 3-5 minutes on medium heat, making sure the oil does not smoke, until lightly browned.
• Flip the fillets over to the other side, skin side down (add more oil, if needed). Cook for another 2-4 minutes on medium heat (to prevent oil from burning).
• Remove the skillet from heat, close with the lid, and let the fish sit for 5-10 minutes, covered, in the skillet, until flaky and cooked through completely.
• After the fish is cooked through, off heat, using spatula, carefully remove fillets to the plate, separating the fish from the skin. Carefully remove or scrape the fish skin off the bottom of the pan, making sure to leave all the cooking oils in the pan.
• Add diced garlic, lemon juice, and white wine to the same pan with oil. Cook on medium-low heat for about 1 minute, until garlic softens a bit. Remove from heat. Add 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley, and 2 tablespoons of butter, off heat, to the sauce, stirring, until the butter melts and forms a creamy mixture.
• Add fish to the pan, spoon sauce over the fish, top the fish and sauce with the remaining 1 tablespoon of parsley, and serve.

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.

PAN-FRIED TROUT WITH ROSEMARY, LEMON AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Press 1/2 teaspoon of the rosemary needles into the flesh of each trout fillet. Combine the flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Coat the fillets in the seasoned flour.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the trout and saute until cooked through, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Remove the trout from the pan and place on warmed plates. Add the shallots to the skillet and cook, stirring constantly, for 15 seconds.
• Pour in the wine and reduce to 1/3 cup, about 5 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice, capers and remaining teaspoon rosemary and remove from the heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place 1 trout fillet on each of 4 plates, spoon the sauce over the trout and serve immediately.

BAKED TROUT FILLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Arrange trout fillets in a large baking dish.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir green onion, parsley, and garlic until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and continue to cook until just softened, 1 to 2 minutes more. Add white wine, lemon juice, salt, and cayenne pepper. Remove from heat and gently stir in artichoke hearts; pour mixture over trout.
• Bake in preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes. Remove baking dish from oven and scatter tomatoes over fish.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Return baking dish to oven and broil until fish is browned, 1 to 2 minutes more.