Herbed Trout With Lemon Butter

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

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