QUICK BRITISH TROUT WITH LEMON BUTTER SAUCE

Quick British trout with lemon butter sauce. This easy to make dish, shows off British trout at it’s best, with simple cooking and fresh flavours.
Recipe courtesy: The British Trout Association
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Skill level: Easy peasy
Ingredients
- 2 British trout fillets
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 shallot, sliced
- 25g cold butter
- Half a lemon, juiced
- Small handful of watercress, roughly chopped
- Cooked new potatoes to serve QUICK BRITISH TROUT WITH LEMON
Method
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the trout skin side down for 3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper, then flip over and continue cooking for another 3 minutes.
- Slide onto a plate and keep warm
- Fry the shallot in the same pan for 5 minutes until softened, adding a little extra oil if needed.
- Add the butter and lemon juice and stir quickly to thicken slightly.
- Drizzle the sauce over the cooked trout fillets.
- Serve with watercress and cooked new potatoes.