Amandine Trout
Servings: 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • 6 small whole trouts [with heads and tails] or 6 trout fillets
  • Cold milk for soaking
  • Seasoned flour [salt and pepper]
  • 8 tablespoons [120 ml] butter or 4 tablespoons [60 ml] butter + 2 ounces [60 ml] oil
Sauce
  • 6 tablespoons [90 ml] butter
  • 1 1/2 cups [375 ml] sliced blanched almonds
  • 1/4 cup [60 ml] fresh lemon juice
  • Parsley
  • Salt and pepper
  • Soak whole trouts or fillets in cold milk for approximately 10 minutes.
  • Drain, flour and shake fish.
  • Melt butter in a heavy bottom frypan; fry whole trouts or fillets, a few at a time.
  • Depending on size, cook for approximately 5 minutes on each side, until done, golden and crisp.
  • Transfer fish to a serving platter and keep hot; reserve frypan to preapre sauce.
Sauce
  • In the same frypan, melt butter and lightly brown almonds.
  • Add lemon juice and parsley; salt and pepper to taste.
  • Simmer over low heat to reduce a little.
  • Serve over fish.