I like fish, but we don't often eat it unless it's salmon or tilapia (which I'm completely sick of). I'm one of those people paranoid about cooking fish because it seems too easy to fµck up. Dumb, I know. Cavemen probably cooked fish with a stick over a raging fire and here I am with multiple controlled cooking methods available as well as an array of tools. It should be a cinch, yet I'm afraid of cooking fish. I need to get over it.
Click the link for the original recipe, which I didn't deviate from except the size of the fish.
Pan-fried Trout
Click the link for the original recipe, which I didn't deviate from except the size of the fish.
Pan-fried Trout
- 1 or 2 whole (2-pound) rainbow trout, cleaned, head can be on or off, gills removed, and scaled if you like skin
- 4 oz butter
- 1 plate of flour
- Salt and pepper to season the flour
Rinse the fish under cold water and pat dry with a paper towel.
Cut a few diagonal slashes along each side of the fish.
Roll fish in flour seasoned with salt and pepper until covered.
Heat the butter in a frying pan until bubbling, and then fry the trout for about 5 minutes on each side until golden brown.
To test for doneness when cooking the trout, insert a fork at the thickest point of the fish. Perfectly cooked fish is nearly opaque, should be very moist, and will flake easily with a fork.
Ease: Extremely simple. Fried some potatoes and steamed beans alongside the fish and dinner was done in about 30 minutes.
Time: Fast, maybe of the fastest things a person can prepare for dinner. We should have this every day!
Taste: Fantastic! At times I am amazed how simple food can be so damn good. Why don't we have this every day?
Cost:
- rainbow trout: $2.99/lb=$12
- salt, pepper, flour and butter: we always have this on hand, so probably used a couple bucks worth
Meal total: $18
Most definitely doing this again.
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