Pumpkin-Seed-Crusted Trout
- 1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro sprigs
- 3/4 cup hulled green pumpkin seeds* (about 1/4 pound)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- four 3- to 4-ounce trout fillets with skin
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter
- *available at natural foods stores
- Finely chop cilantro.
- In a sealable plastic bag lightly crush pumpkin seeds with a rolling pin.
- In a shallow dish lightly beat eggs.
- Have flour and pumpkin seeds ready in 2 other separate shallow dishes.
- With tweezers remove fine bones from fillets and season trout with salt and pepper.
- Dredge flesh side of 1 fillet in flour, shaking off excess, and dip flesh side in eggs, letting excess drip off.
- Coat fillet with pumpkin seeds and transfer, seed side up, to a plate.
- Coat remaining fillets in same manner.
- In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook fillets, seed sides down, until golden, about 3 minutes.
- Turn fillets carefully with a spatula and cook over low heat until just cooked through, about 3 minutes more.
- Transfer fillets with a spatula to a heated platter and keep warm while making sauce.
- In a small heavy saucepan boil lime juice and wine until reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
- Cut butter into pieces and add, 1 piece at a time, whisking until incorporated and sauce is smooth (it should not get hot enough to separate).
- Remove pan from heat.
- Add cilantro and season with salt.
- Spoon sauce over trout fillets.
cilantro sprigs, hulled green pumpkin seeds, eggs, allpurpose, olive oil, lime juice, white wine, cold unsalted butter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pumpkin-seed-crusted-trout-15820 (may not work)