Cornmeal-Crusted Trout with Warm Tomato and Tarragon Salsa

Name: Cornmeal-Crusted Trout with Warm Tomato and Tarragon Salsa
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 118 milliliters all purpose flour; 1 Tbsp ancho chili powder; 3 Tbsps bottled clam juice; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh tarragon; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons honey; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 6 Tbsps olive oil; 59 milliliters shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas), lightly toasted; 118 milliliters chopped red onion; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons minced seeded serrano chili; 1 kilograms whole trout, boned, scaled, heads and tails intact; 79 milliliters yellow cornmeal; 680 grams yellow or red tomatoes (preferably vine-ripened), seeded, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Cornmeal-Crusted Trout with Warm Tomato and Tarragon Salsa might be just the Mexican recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 879 calories, 77g of protein, and 47g of fat each. This recipe covers 53% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up all purpose flour, lemon juice, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pumpkin seeds you could follow this main course with the Pumpkin Bark as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Whisk flour, cornmeal, chili powder, and salt in 13x9x2-inch baking dish to blend. Pat trout dry with paper towels.

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All Purpose Flour

Trout

Salt

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Paper Towels

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Whisk

Sprinkle trout cavities with salt and pepper. Coat trout with cornmeal mixture.

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Salt And Pepper

Cornmeal

Trout

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

Add 2 trout to each skillet and cook until trout are opaque in center and crisp on outside, about 4 minutes per side.

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Trout

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Frying Pan

Transfer trout to plates.

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Trout

Wipe out 1 skillet, then heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add onion, garlic, and serrano chili. Sauté until onion is tender, about 2 minutes.

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Serrano Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Add tomatoes, clam juice, lemon juice, and honey. Cook just until liquids begin to simmer, about 2 minutes.

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Lemon Juice

Clam Juice

Tomato

Honey

Remove skillet from heat. Stir in tarragon. Season salsa to taste with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Tarragon

Salsa

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Spoon salsa over trout.

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Salsa

Trout

Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and serve.

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Pumpkin Seeds

*Ancho chili powder is available in the spice section of most supermarkets.

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Ancho Chili Powder

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Servings:

118milliliters

all purpose flour 1Tbsp

ancho chili powder 3Tbsps

bottled clam juice 1Tbsp

chopped fresh tarragon 4

garlic cloves, minced 2teaspoons

honey 2Tbsps

fresh lemon juice 6Tbsps

olive oil 59milliliters

shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas), lightly toasted 118milliliters

chopped red onion 1teaspoon

salt 2teaspoons

minced seeded serrano chili 1kilograms

whole trout, boned, scaled, heads and tails intact 79milliliters

yellow cornmeal 680grams

yellow or red tomatoes (preferably vine-ripened), seeded, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 45 dollars.