Whacky 10-minute Meals: Fresh Trout Filet for Breakfast

Fresh Trout for Breakfast

PARENTAL SUPERVISION REQUIRED

Kayla expands her cooking horizon. She and her father went to the grocery store where they purchased fresh trout. They searched the web to discover a YouTube video that explained how to filet the fish properly and also found instructions on how to cook the fish. They changed up their findings to create their own recipe. The four fish pictured here fed 3 adults and 2 children.

Ingredients and Tools Needed:
4 - fresh trout, gutted with head and tail intact (rainbow preferred)
1/2 cup - fish fry corn meal
3 tbsp. of Blackened Seasoning
1 cup of Canola Oil for Frying
2 - large skillets (fry one fish in each)
1- filet knife
1 - large cutting board
1- serated knife to cut bones
1/4 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 - food glaze brush
3 large plates - 1 for the fish, 1 for oil application, and 1 for breading
Lot's of attention and supervision with child and patience

Parental Supervision Required: Kayla Filets Her Trout

Kayla first reviewed the YouTube video below:



This process was rather straight forward. Make sure your knives are sharp prior to cutting. Create a clean work station with plenty of room. Clean area as you go. Kayla's dad actually stood behind Kayla as she fileted her first fish, guiding her through process, step by step. Have fun. The kids enjoyed playing with the fish heads and touching the fish.

Kayla Applies Extra Virgin Olive Oil to Trout Filets

Pre-heat your skillets to 5 or 6 on your stove dial or medium heat. 1/2 cup of Canola Oil in each skillet. Now brush on olive oil on your fish as pictured. For this step, we advised Kayla to "paint her fish" with oil, something she already knew how to do.

Kayla Breads the Trout Filet, Corn Meal and Blackened Seasoning mix 6:1 Mixture

Mixed your breading thoroughly. Roughly 6 parts fish fry meal to 1 part blackened seasoning or to taste. Notice the separate plate for the breading. Place dry breading in plate and put fish face down onto breading (no need to bread the back, you don't eat the skin and don't see that part).

Delicious Trout Frying in Canola Oil

Fry fish face down first and then flip (average 3 to 5 minutes per side). Use two spatulas to flip (one under the fish and one on top to keep it from breaking up).

Pan Fried Trout Ready to Serve

Now serve your fish with your favorite condiments (i.e., tartar sauce, lemon, or cocktail sauce).

Kids love to experiment and there is enough time in this process to let them explore, ask questions, and try something new. We absolutely enjoyed this fish and plan on trying other recipes which can be found on-line.