Pan-fried Trout

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups oatmeal
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 (8 ounce) fresh water trout, cleaned through gills
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons corn oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 lemon, quartered for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 using a food processer or blender crumble oatmeal.
• 2 melt 3 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat.
• 3 pour 1/2 cup oats into pan and stir until light brown.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 place remaining oat crumbs on a plate or pie pan.
• 6 rub each trout with 1/2 teaspoon butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 7 place fish in crumbs and coat well.
• 8 repeat until all fish are covered with crumbs.
• 9 set aside on plate.
• 10 melt 4 tablespoons butter and the oil in cast-iron (or other heavy) skillet over medium-high heat.
• 11 add trout to pan and cook about 4-6 minutes per side or until cooked to desired doneness.
• 12 when done place fish on heated plate and keep warm.
• 13 pour lemon juice in skillet and stir for 1 minute, stirring up brown bits.
• 14 pour over trout and sprinkle with reserved brown oat crumbs.
• 15 if desired, garnish with lemon pieces.