Ingredients

  • 1 (8-ounce) fresh Colorado trout, cleaned and separated into fillets
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • All-purpose flour, for dusting
  • Panko bread crumbs
  • Olive oil, for sauteing trout
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon roasted garlic
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
  • 2 whole scallions, cleaned and chopped
  • Chevre Orzo, recipe follows
  • 1 pound orzo
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 to 1/2 pound chevre
  • 1/2 cup peeled, seeded, and diced tomatoes
  • 8 to 10 basil leaves cut into a chiffonade
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 2 green onions, sliced thinly on the bias

Method

  • Preparing Trout: After de-boning, finning, cleaning, and filleting fish, rinse and pat dry.
  • Combine egg and milk in a shallow dish to make an egg wash. Dredge trout in seasoned flour shaking off excess.
  • Dip into egg wash mixture, and then into panko crumbs, turning to coat both sides and patting lightly.
  • Remove fillets and place separately onto platter.
  • Use waxed paper to keep fish from touching.
  • Preparing Aioli Sauce: Place all ingredients into blender except for olive oil, and puree.
  • Add a little water to loosen, if needed.
  • Once you have reached the puree stage, slowly add the olive oil in a steady stream.
  • This will cause the ingredients to emulsify.
  • Set aside.
  • Cooking Trout: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a heavy saute pan, coat bottom with 1/8-inch of oil.
  • Heat pan and oil to medium heat.
  • Add fillet skin side up and cook for about 1 1/2 minutes.
  • Turn fillet over and cook until golden brown on the other side.
  • Remove from heat and place on paper towels in baking dish.
  • Place fillets in preheated oven for 6 to 7 minutes.
  • Arrange on plates and drizzle with sauce making thin ribbons across the fillets.
  • Serve with Chevre Orzo.
  • Cook orzo in salted boiling water to just under done.
  • Drain and keep warm.
  • Heat the cream, add remaining ingredients, and toss with the pasta.
  • Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant.
  • The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.