Oven-Fried Spotted Trout with Herb Butter
Recipe
- 1 ½ pounds spotted trout fillets
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
- 1 ½ cups finely ground fresh French bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Prepare Herb Butter and set aside.
Preheat oven to 500° F.
In a large shallow dish, combine milk, salt, and pepper.
Spread crumbs in another dish. Dip fish in milk, then coat evenly with crumbs. Place in a single layer in a greased baking dish. Drizzle with melted butter. Bake at 500° F until crisp and golden brown, about 8 to 12 minutes.
Remove to a serving dish. Serve with Herb Butter.
Herb Butter
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons finely snipped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
In a small bowl, combine butter, garlic, lime juice, chives, parsley, salt and pepper.
Contributed by Joyce Taylor MM2
DID YOU KNOW?
Spotted trout are not actually trout but belong to the same family of fish as the drums and croakers.
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