Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Trout Schnitzel with Lemon-Chile Butter

Schnitzel!

We made this dinner a while back, just wanting to try something new. Instead of brioche crumbs, we used panko (which may be why the breading looks much heavier in our photo versus the one accompanying the recipe). While it was different, the flavors didn't knock my socks off. I was also sort of unwilling to go bananas coating the fish the chile butter to try and jazz things up.

However, I did find that I like trout. We've been cooking it (usually steelhead) regularly, especially since it has been the best-looking (while still reasonably priced) fish at the grocery store. The steelhead is similar to salmon in color, and is more flavorful than rainbow trout.