Trout Amandine With Roasted Potatoes And Green Beans
A classic French dish featuring crispy pan-seared trout topped with a nutty brown butter and toasted almond sauce. Served alongside perfectly roasted baby potatoes and blistered green beans.
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Before you start
Your 30-minute game plan
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Equipment
Oven · Large skillet · Sheet pan
Time saver
Prep the vegetables and measure pantry ingredients earlier in the day to shorten cook time.
Do these three things first
- 1Preheat your oven to 400°F.
- 2Set out all ingredients before cooking
- 3Measure the pantry ingredients before heating the pan
Ingredients
Gather as you go
For the Roasted Vegetables
For the Trout
For the Amandine Sauce
From Your Pantry
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Next: Preheat your oven to 400°F
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Preheat your oven to 400°F
Preheat your oven to 400°F. On a baking sheet, toss the halved baby potatoes and green beans with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and black pepper. Roast for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and the beans are slightly blistered.
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While the vegetables roast
While the vegetables roast, pat the trout fillets dry with a paper towel and season both sides generously with salt and black pepper.
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat…
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with a light drizzle of olive oil. Add the trout fillets skin-side down. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until the skin is crispy, then carefully flip and cook for 1 to 2 more minutes until the fish is completely opaque. Transfer to a plate.
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Reduce the skillet heat to medium-low
Reduce the skillet heat to medium-low. Add the butter and sliced almonds to the pan. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until the butter lightly browns and the almonds are toasted and fragrant. Turn off the heat and stir in the juice from half of the lemon.
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Divide the roasted potatoes and green beans…
Divide the roasted potatoes and green beans between two plates. Place a trout fillet on each, and spoon the toasted almond butter sauce generously over the fish. Serve with the remaining lemon wedges.
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The nutrition underneath
Why this bowl holds together
Patting the fish dry is the…
Patting the fish dry is the secret to a great sear. Any extra moisture in the pan will cause the fish to steam instead of crisping.
Keep a close eye on the…
Keep a close eye on the butter and almonds when making the sauce; they can go from beautifully toasted to burnt in just seconds.
To easily remove the pin bones…
To easily remove the pin bones from trout, run your fingers down the center of the raw fillet and use clean tweezers or pliers to pull them out in the direction they are pointing.
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