Seared Trout with Brown Butter, Capers, and Lemon Potatoes
This pan-seared dish pairs trout fillet with baby potatoes, butter and capers, drained. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.
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200g trout fillet200 kcal
250g baby potatoes193 kcal
22g butter158 kcal
18g capers, drained4 kcal
15g lemon juice5 kcal
6g olive oil53 kcal
8g parsley, chopped3 kcal
0.5 tsp (1g) salt0 kcal
0.25 tsp (1g) black pepper1 kcal
Cooking instructions
baby potatoessalt
Halve the baby potatoes and place in a microwave-safe bowl with a splash of water and a pinch of salt. Cover and microwave until tender, 6-8 minutes, then drain.
trout filletsaltblack pepper
Season the trout with salt and black pepper.
trout filletolive oil
Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sear trout skin-side down (if skin-on) until crisp, 3-4 minutes; flip and cook 1-2 minutes more. Transfer to a plate.
butter
In the same skillet, melt butter over medium heat and cook until it smells nutty and turns light brown, 1-2 minutes.
baby potatoesbuttercaperslemon juice
Stir in capers and lemon juice. Add the cooked potatoes to the skillet and toss to coat in the browned butter sauce.
trout filletbaby potatoescaperslemon juice
Serve trout with the lemon-caper potatoes.
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