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Pan Fried Rainbow Trout with Braised Lettuce and Dill Risotto

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 fillets trout
  • 2 lettuce hearts cut in half
  • 1/2 onion
  • 10 baby tomatoes cut in half
  • 30 g Parmesan cheese
  • bunch fresh dill
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 100 ml white wine
  • 1/2 l fish stock
  • 1/2 l vegetable stock
  • 180 g risotto rice

Instructions
 

  • Fry the onions in your risotto pan until soft. Add the chopped garlic and wine then fry for a minute, then add your risotto rice. Keep adding your stock until the rice is soft. Make sure you keep stirring at all times, adding the stock little by little.
  • Add the fresh dill and parmesan cheese and continue to stir.
  • Once your risotto is nearly done add the tomatoes. Add the half lettuce hearts to a frying pan with a knob of butter and fry them face down for a couple of minutes. Season well with salt and pepper. Add a ladle of cold water and cover for 5 minutes to steam.
  • Season the trout with salt and pepper and add to a frying pan skin side down with a tiny bit of sunflower oil. Cook until pink. Serve the trout on the bed of risotto with fresh dill and the lettuce hearts on the side.