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Pan Fried Fish

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Hook Line and Dinner

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (41)

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Prep
15 min
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Cook
15 min
Total:
30 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 large or two small skin-on fish fillets, about 8 ounces (rainbow trout, small salmon, brown trout)
  • Kosher salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • Flour for dredging
  • 2 tablespoon Canola oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoons capers, drained
  • 1 lemon, juiced

Directions

Heat a heavy pan over medium high heat.

Season fish on meat side with salt and pepper. Lightly dredge fish in flour and shake off excess. When pan is good and hot, add Canola oil followed immediately by 1 tablespoon butter. As soon as foaming subsides, place fish in pan with the skin side down. Jiggle pan for the first 10 seconds to keep the fish from sticking. Cook until golden crust forms on meat. Carefully turn fish away from you and again jiggle pan for the first few seconds. Cook until skin turns golden brown. Remove to a warm plate.

Pour out the cooking fat, add remaining butter and quickly fry the capers. Remove pan from the heat, add lemon juice to pan and swirl. Pour sauce over the fish and serve.

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  • recipe Pan Fried Fish
    Christine Wrentham, MA 07-17-2009

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    Super Easy!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Quick and easy dish. I added Old Bay to the flour and skipped the caper-butter sauce to make light fried fish (cod) and... chips.Read more
  • recipe Pan Fried Fish
    Maria Falls Church, VA 04-29-2009

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    It's light tasting and good

    Rated: 3 stars out of 5
    I'd make it again, if I need a quick fish dish.
  • recipe Pan Fried Fish
    Anonymous 09-02-2007

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    Easy and excellent with Salmon

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    Made this tonight with a Salmon filet and really liked it, use real lemon juice :-)
  • recipe Pan Fried Fish
    JOHN waddington, NY 06-17-2007

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    johnr

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Used recipe to a tee except when adding capers also added two 'skinned' tomatoes and sauteed with capers and butter -... good-good - good!!!Read more
  • recipe Pan Fried Fish
    Andrew Powder Springs, GA 05-27-2007

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    Simple but flavorful.

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Quick and easy recipe. Lemon caper sauce compliments the trout beautifully.
  • recipe Pan Fried Fish
    Anonymous 05-09-2007

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    great dinner

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Made this with salmon, both my girlfriend and I love it! We make this at least once a month now.
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