PAN FRIED TROUT WITH SAFFRON AND CHILLI RISOTTO

Pan fried trout with saffron and chilli risotto. Creamy risotto and delicious, fresh trout, with a warm hit of chilli.

Recipe courtesy British Trout Association

Created for www.chalkstreamfoods.co.uk by Sian Hughes AKA @recipebreakout

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: About 30 minutes

Serves: 2

Skill level: Easy

Ingredients

1 knob butter
Chilli oil
1 shallot
150g arborio risotto rice
1 glass of white wine
500ml fish or vegetable stock
1 pinch of saffron
2 trout fillets
1 lemon
Grated parmesan
Pinch of chilli flakes

Method

• Melt the butter in a pan along with a generous drizzle of chilli oil.
• Add in a finely chopped shallot and gently sauté for one minute before adding the rice.
• Add a small glass of white wine and let it bubble away until almost completely absorbed before adding in the stock with a pinch of saffron.
• Pour in the stock ladle by ladle, stirring continuously and allowing the rice to absorb most of the liquid before adding the next, until the rice is just cooked and you have a lovely creamy consistency.
• 5 minutes before the rice is ready, heat up a little oil in a frying pan.
• Season the trout fillets and cook skin side down over a moderate heat for 5/6 minutes until they are just cooked through.
• Give them a squeeze of lemon juice and finish with some grated parmesan and chilli flakes.

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