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Pan fried rainbow trout

Pan Fried Rainbow Trout

A simple and delicious pan seared trout recipe.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2

Equipment

  • 1 Frying Pan
  • 1 Fish Spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 Fillets Rainbow Trout Also works with other species of trout
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 1 tbsp Traeger Fin and Feather Seasoning
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • Fresh Rosemary
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Fillet your rainbow trout if you haven't already done so.
  • Score the skin of the trout with light cuts, about 1/16" deep in intervals of 1/2"-1"
  • Season the fillets with the garlic salt and the Traeger Fin and Feather Rub.
  • Preheat your pan on a medium high heat. Once hot, add the oil.
  • Lay your trout in the pan, skin side down. Add the butter and rosemary. Cook for 2 minutes
  • Gently flip the fillet, then cook for another 2 minutes.
  • Gently flip the trout back to the skin side down. Reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for another 2-10 minutes, depending on how thick the fillets are.
  • Remove from heat, and drizzle some lemon juice on the fillets. Serve hot.
Keyword pan fried, Rainbow Trout, Trout