Herbed Trout With Lemon Butter

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 (8 -10 ounce) rainbow trout (8-10 ounce or larger)
• 1/8 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel (set aside)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/8 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 tablespoon snipped fresh rosemary or 1/2 tablespoon tarragon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• snipped fresh parsley (optional)
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 thaw fish, if frozen.
• 2 make sure fish are scaled, heads, fins, and tails are cut off.
• 3 rinse fish and pat dry with paper towels.
• 4 preheat oven to 450 degrees f.
• 5 on a cutting board, spread each fish open, skin side down.
• 6 in a small bowl stir together melted butter and lemon juice. set half of the butter mixture aside.
• 7 brush remaining half of the butter mixture over fish.
• 8 in a small bowl stir together onion, rosemary, lemon peel, salt, and pepper. sprinkle onion mixture over fish.
• 9 fold fish closed and place fish on a greased 15x10x1-inch baking dish.
• 10 brush remaining butter mixture over the closed fish.
• 11 bake in a 450 degree f oven for 15 minutes or until fish begins to flake when tested with a fork.
• 12 if desired, sprinkle fish with parsley. serve fish with lemon wedges.