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Broiled Trout or Kokanee
This recipe is meant for fillets of trout, char or small salmon like pinks or kokanee that are too large for a frying pan, and too thin for the grill. It will work with any fillet about 1 inch thick or less regardless of size or species.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 478 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Scandinavian
Ingredients
- salt and black pepper
- 1 or 2 large fillets of trout, char or pink salmon, about 2 pounds total
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 to 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
OPTIONAL GARNISHES
- 1/4 cup lovage or parsley leaves
- 1/2 pound preserved or sauteed mushrooms (any kind)
- 1 tablespoon Pickled mustard seeds
- 2 tablespoons berries preserved in syrup (I used rowan berries)
- 2 pickled angelica stalks, sliced thin
Instructions
- Salt your fish well and set out on the cutting board to warm up a bit. Preheat your broiler, and if it has a setting, set it to "high."
- Pat the fish dry with paper towels, then oil it up with the vegetable oil. Oil down the broiler pan. Set the fillets skin side down on the pan and dot the fish with bits of the butter.
- Broil the fish for about 4 minutes or so, keeping an eye on it and rotating the fish if you see hotspots under your broiler. When the trout flakes, remove it from the oven. Using two spatulas, carefully lift the fish to a platter.
- Grind some black pepper over it, and garnish with an herb of your choice, something pickled or otherwise tart -- even lemon juice is fine -- as well as something else savory, like the sauteed or preserved mushrooms. Eat with crusty bread, potatoes or rice.
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Notes
- Please don't get all hung up on the garnishes. They are my fancy, cheffy touch. The point, again, is something herby, something tart, and something else savory. Have fun with it!
Nutrition Information
Calories
478kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
54g
(108%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Cholesterol
163mg
(54%)
Sodium
141mg
(6%)
Potassium
1114mg
(32%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
636IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
115mg
(12%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 478
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 478kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 54g | 108% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 163mg | 54% |
| Sodium | 141mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 1114mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 636IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 115mg | 12% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.