Ingredients
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- 8 medium brook trout, gutted, cleaned and beheaded, about 9 or 10 ounces each
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/8 cup cornstarch
- 4 lemons, cut into 1/4-inch rounds
- 4 1/2 teaspoons butter
- 4 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
Instructions
- Rinse trout, and pat dry. Combine 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, cornmeal, cornstarch and flour on a plate. Dredge in flour mixture; shake off excess.
- Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in an 11-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 trout cook 4 minutes, arrange 4 or 5 lemon slices around fish, and cook until golden brown, about 6 minutes. If lemon slices begin to burn, put them on top of fish. Turn fish, and cook until it has a golden crust and is flaky and moist, about 5 to 6 minutes more.
- Remove fish from skillet, and keep warm wrapped in foil. Repeat twice with remaining trout, butter, oil, and lemon slices. Serve fish with some of the cooked lemon slices.
- Prep Time: :10
- Cook Time: :12
- Category: Main
- Method: Pan Fried