Trout with Toasted Pecans and Creole Meuniere Sauce
Bryce
A classic New Orleans seafood dish. The light flaky texture of the fish works very well with the buttery sauce.
ingredients
Pecan Butter- 1/2 C. Pecans, Toasted
- 1/4 C. Butter at Room Temperature
- 2 tsp. Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 T. Vegetable Oil
- 2 T. All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 C. Bottled Clam Juice
- 1/2 C. Chilled Butter, cut into 8 pieces
- 1 T. Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/4 C. Fresh Parsley, Chopped
- 1 C. Whole Milk
- 2 Eggs
- 1 C. All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
- 6 6-oz. Trout fillets
- 1/2 C. Butter
- 1/2 C. Toasted Pecans, Chopped
- Lemon Wedges
- Chopped Fresh Parsley
directions
- 1
PECAN BUTTER:
- 2
Using on/off turns, finely chop pecans in processor. Add next 3 ingredients: process until blended.
- 3
SAUCE:
- 4
Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Stir constantly until golden, about 10 minutes. Gradually whisk in clam juice; bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; simmer until liquid is reduced to 1 cup, about 30 minutes. Increase heat to medium. Whisk in butter a few pieces at a time. Whisk in 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, parsley, and lemon juice. Season sauce with salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce.
- 5
TROUT:
- 6
Whisk milk and eggs in medium bowl to blend. Whisk flour, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and cayenne in large bowl. Working with 1 trout fillet at a time, dredge in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Dip fillet into milk mixture, then again into flour mixture.
- 7
Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add fillets to skillet and cook until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Place 1 fillet on each of 6 plates. Spread about 1 tablespoon pecan butter over each fillet. Spoon some sauce over, sprinkle with toasted pecans, and garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.
Source: Bryce
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