Food Network

COOKING
•  Baking
•  Cooking Guides
•  Cooking Demos
•  Cooking For Kids
•  Culinary Q&A
•  Encyclopedia
•  Holiday Baking
•  International Cooking
•  Recipe Collections
•  Recipes of the Day

Click here for a random recipe. Get a new recipe every time you click!

Find a TV Show
Today's TV Schedule

Find an Episode
Episode Topic
Or was shown during

Sponsor
Recommendations

Email Print Full Page | Print 3x5 Card | Print 4x6 Card

Whole Trout en Papillote
Recipe from Cooking for a Quarterback by Yolanda Banks and Levon Porter , Brown Publishing.
Show:  Food Network Specials
Episode:  Home Food Advantage
2 whole trout, dressed
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup sliced sweet yellow onion
2 handfuls fresh herbs (thyme, parsley and rosemary)
3 tablespoons lemon-shallot butter, recipe follows
1 lemon, sliced
2 tablespoons dry white wine
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Parchment paper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut 2 sheets of parchment paper large enough to completely cover the fish when folded. Wash and dry the trout. Using a knife, score the fish on 1 side by cutting slits into the flesh just until you feel the bone. Season the trout generously, inside and out with salt and pepper. Spread 1/4 cup of the onions on each sheet of parchment. Place fish on top, scored side up. Stuff the inside of the fish with herbs. (It?s ok if they stick out a bit). Top each fish with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the shallot butter. Cover with the lemon slices. Drizzle 1 tablespoon white wine and 1/2 tablespoon olive oil over each fish. Fold the parchment over the fish. Starting at 1 end, fold the paper on itself, making sure to completely seal it. At the end, fold it underneath itself. Repeat. Place fish on large baking sheet and cook for about 12 to 15 minutes. To serve, place trout en Papillote on a platter. Cut the parchment at the table to ensure that all the aromas stay inside the package.

Lemon-Shallot Butter:
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 lemon, zest finely minced
1 small shallot, finely minced
Salt and pepper

In a food processor, combine all ingredients until mixed. Place whipped butter mixture onto a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a log. Freeze until ready to use. Butter will keep in the freezer for at least a month.

Other Recipes from this Episode
Lobster Scallion Shooters
Icon's Ultimate Macaroni and Cheese with Molten Cheese Sauce
Metropolitan Grill's Cheddar Cheese and Beer Sauce
Crackling Pork Shank with Fire Cracker Apple Sauce
The Mansion's Tortilla Soup
Zea Grits

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 2 servings

User Rating 5 Stars
 Rate Recipe  Read Reviews
 Ratings & Reviews FAQ


 
Shop For This Recipe
 

  Shop by host
  Shop for fish tools
  Shop for cookware
  Shop for cookbooks
  Visit the Food Network Store