Pan-Roasted Trout with Leeks & Brown Butter

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Fresh with Anna Olson

By Anna Olson

Published 2009

  • About

Fresh trout is beautifully mild and flaky. By serving it with a classic brown butter sauce and croutons to soak up all the juices, its lean character and mild taste is accentuated.

Ingredients

Clarified Butter

1 cup unsalted butter <

Method

For the clarified butter, heat the butter in a small pot over medium-low heat until melted. Remove the pot from the heat and let it sit for 5 minutes. Slowly and carefully pour or ladle out the butter into a bowl, until you reach the milky solids (which can be discarded). Use the butter now or chill it for later use.

Preheat the oven to