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Sauteed Trout with Garlic-Chive Compound Butter

Ingredients

  • 4 1- pound trout
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup dry white

Garlic-Chive Compound Butter

  • 1/2 pound softened salted butter
  • 1/4 cup fresh chives minced (or sub green onions)
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 lemon juice only
  • waxed paper foil or plastic wrap

Instructions

  • Season fish inside and out with salt and pepper. Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add fish and sauté until lightly browned on both sides, about 6 – 8 minutes per side. Add wine and cover skillet. Cook for 5 minutes more.
  • Transfer fish to plates. Carefully remove skin and, if desired, skeleton. Slice compound butter into 1/4 inch slices and arrange a few slices over fish. Serve immediately.

Garlic-Chive Compound Butter Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl and blend with a spatula. Transfer butter to the center of waxed paper and form into a rectangle about 4 –5 inches long and 2 inches wide. Roll waxed paper over butter, forming a cylinder. Twist paper at both ends and refrigerate butter until firm.