Pan Fry Trout Fillets - crispy without flour | Christine Cushing

I'll show you how easy it is to master pan frying trout in a cast iron pan, get crispy skin, without flour and how to tell if it's fresh. I'll show you why slime is good and in 10 minutes with a few spices, extra virgin olive oil and fresh parsley, your fillet of trout will be transformed into a crispy and delicious dish everyone will love. It's gluten free, keto and a perfect source of protein.

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[Sisslie]

I did it Christine! I DID IT!!! And it was well-received by my family!!
Thank you for this simple and delicious recipe!

It is SO MUCH quicker than baking the fillet too.

[tostesson]

A lovely lady in the great tradition of Greek Tv chefs - just makes you want to cook and love your family

[faithsrvtrip]

I was gifted a salmon / trout from a lake in Montana. Caught this morning and I want to respect the fisherman and the fish! Thank you! I have whole seeds / spices including aleppo and would have never thought to use these!

[dr.avalanche]

My mom accidentally bought a trout fillet instead of salmon. So I looked up this video because I’ve never actually cooked a trout before! I’ll follow this recipe today :) thanks for the video; you make it look easy!

[AtiqurRahman-hzcz]

Normally I don't like eating fish but your excellent cooking method has made me love eating fish and you as well.

[marisars]

I received a gift of 14 fresh trout yesterday. I cleaned them all myself & immediately baked 3. Today I wanted to try frying some & came across your awesome looking trout video! Exactly what I'm doing tonight! Thx for sharing ~excited to try!

[victory]

Most underrated fish out there. Gonna make this for my mom tomorrow. Thank you. Been watching you for Food Network since I was a kid.

[JerryXShea]

GREAT - To the point, short & sweat. I have been cooking all Alaskan Salmon and Stealhead Trout that way for over 20 years, with my own spice blend. We LOVE a crispy skin. Great Video.

[raifsevrence]

Thank you very much for this video !

I have always used a simple lemon pepper seasoning to cook trout. I did a simple search for pan frying Rainbow Trout because I wanted an idea for something different.

Most of the videos that came up in the search were recipes using lemon pepper.
This was the first video I found with a more unique seasoning. Even better, the method of cooking the fish by directly oiling the fish and leaving the pan dry, is outstanding.

Filling a pan with oil or butter not only uses copious amounts of those ingredients, it also inevitably ends up with burning butter or oil (which you did mention). Using high smoke point oils like avocado or coconut oil is expensive and they have (subjectively) less desirable flavors than a nice olive oil.
I ended up using sea salt and some plain old cracked red pepper since I didn't have the Aleppo pepper or the smoked salt. I also added a bit of smoked paprika.
This seasoning is fantastic and is a really nice alternative to something like lemon pepper.
Thank you again for an excellent video.

[judyross]

A guy who wants to buy my property (I'm moving to South Carolina from WA state) brought me two fresh-caught trout. When my kids were young we used to fish in the mountains above Yosemite and eat our catch for breakfast. I will use some Ivers seasoning. Thanks for the tip of "oiling the fish" not the pan. Excellent instructions.

[mensaskip]

OMG those are beautiful! Christine you're the best.

[libbyroy]

Another WOW dinner. He actually commented on the spices (he never seems to recognise the spices) and he told me not to lose this one. To be honest, I have never had to cook fish for him, he is the fish cooking king in this house! But since covid, we have spiced it up each week by trying a new recipe that we have never had before and we are having so much fun doing this. The trout recipe is a real winner, so simple when you follow the cooking technique that you demonstrated, and the taste is amazing! Will be making this again for sure. Thanks so much Christine.

[lubb-dubb]

Wow that's what I am looking how to fry trout fish without tearing them and looks crispy and delicious 😋 thank you for this recipe tip

[positivetimeline]

i 've just made it! Delicious! I never succeeded with this fish. Thanks so much for the lesson. It's tasty as it's shown but I made a sauce. Garlic with little butter on low heat, then add a bit of lemon juice and then- a ball of butter again until it melted down. I also added a bit of parsley. Takes 3 min. Keep lower heat otherwise to avoid excessive frying.

[Yahoomediaclub]

Fantastic ..just caught a load of rainbows..largest was 12lbs...the video explained everything. Thanks.

[reg]

OMG, I called your show back in 2003 when I used to live in Toronto, you were showing how to cook a burger. I even passed a compliment "Ise Para Poli Omorphi" 😁

[mkg]

I just caught some trout yesterday and I'm trying to figure out how I should cook it. Thanks for the video!

[TorontoJon]

Wow, Christine Cushing, thanks so much for your fantastic and straightforward lesson on cooking fish fillets successfully, particularly your tips for rainbow trout.

As it turns out, my online grocery order was bungled last week and I received the wrong groceries including a $10 piece of rainbow trout. Not only did I receive a full refund, but I got to keep the incorrect groceries, so I was scrambling to figure out the best way to cook the amazing fillet, so it wouldn't go to waste and your video has made a difference in my life (a very valuable life skills lesson) since I can now confidently cook fish.

Thank you so much, Christine, and all the best! :)

[markra]

I'm doing pan-fried trout tonight and your vid hit the spot.

[lucyd]

Hi Christine, until now I had never eaten trout, didn't know if I would like it or not, I stumbled across this recipe and decided to give it a bash, OMG, it was super easy, super quick and more important - super tasty, I loved it and my boyfriend loved it too, I will definitely be making this again. Your description and explanation is brilliant - Thank you 👌👍