Hazelnut Crusted Trout with Piccata Sauce
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Hazelnut Crusted Trout with Piccata Sauce
- dinner
- entrée
Recipe By Cheff Todd Gillespie
1 ½ Cups ground hazelnuts
1 Trout - cleaned
4 large eggs
2 Tbsp. Vegetable oil
1 Tbsp. Butter
¼ Cup white wine
1 shallot - chopped
2 cloves of garlic chopped
½ lemon juiced
2 Tsp. Parsley
1 Tbsp. Capers
- Pulse Hazelnuts in a food processor until it becomes a powder.
- Beat the eggs for an egg wash to dredge the Trout.
- Season Trout with salt and pepper then dredge in egg wash then into the hazel nut powder.
- On medium heat add the oil to the pan then cook both sides of the Trout to a golden-brown color.
- Remove the Trout from the pan and put on a plate.
- Add into the pan the shallots, garlic and caper and cook for only a couple minutes then add white wine and lemon juice and bring to a good simmer.
- Remove pan from the heat and wait a minute for it to stop simmering then add the butter and whisk butter into the sauce to slightly thicken.
- Pour sauce over the fish then serve.