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Trout meunière

Dusted in flour, fried in butter, with lemon and almonds — boiled potatoes and parsley alongside.

Time
30 min
Effort:
medium
Season
all year
  • fish
  • classic
  • quick
  • light
  • Sunday
  • low carb
Trout meunière on a plate

Ingredients for 4 portions

  • 4trout (cleaned)
  • 100 gplain flour
  • 100 gbutter
  • 2lemons
  • 50 gflaked almonds
  • ½ bunchparsley
  • 1 kgpotatoes
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastepepper

The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.

Possible allergens

Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.

  • Cereals containing gluten
  • Fish
  • Milk (incl. lactose)
  • Tree nuts

Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.

Nutrition per portion

Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.

Energy841 kcal
Protein49.6 g
Fat40.7 g
Carbohydrates64.1 g
of which sugar3.7 g
Fibre6.6 g
Salt0.2 g

Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.

Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.

Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.

Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.

Method

  1. 1

    Put the potatoes on to boil.

  2. 2

    Season the trout inside and out, squeeze lemon over, dust with flour.

  3. 3

    Fry in half the butter 5 minutes per side until the skin is crisp.

  4. 4

    Brown the remaining butter with the almonds until nutty, pour over the fish, serve with parsley and lemon.

Sides

Part of the meal: planned along with the dish, and swappable or removable in the week. Their ingredients go on the shopping list too.

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