
Pan Fried Trout with Lime + Nutmeg
Colombia is well known for its diverse cuisine, with each region having its unique and distinctive ingredients, cooking methods and food history.
The departments of Cundinamarca and Boyaca are located in the central and central-east part of Colombia respectively, in the Andean region.Both departments are rich sources of local rainbow trout,this is thanks to its many lagoons,dams and reservoirs.
Rainbow trout is not only delicious, it’s one of richest sources of omega 3’s.Rainbow trout is also super versatile and easy to prepare.It’s traditionally prepared in a butter and wine sauce infused with fresh thyme, grilled over hot coals after being seasoned in a mixture of butter, lime juice, fresh thyme,salt & pepper or they are pan – fried with lime and nutmeg ( see recipe in this post ) and last it’s also cooked in the traditional Colombian hogao, splashed with white wine and served with fluffy delicious white rice and steamed potatoes ( another staple of Colombian cuisine )
A few tips :
You can ask your fishmonger to remove the backbone and butterfly your fish whenever a recipe calls for it.
Use a fresh herbs whenever possible, they make all the difference in delicated dishes such as fish
Keep in mind that fish quickly absorbs salt, you want to bring out he flavors , but you don’t want to ruin your dish by using an excessive amount of salt.
Always use unsalted butter, this allows you to have better control on the amount of salt that goes into your dish.
Adaptado del ~ Gran Libro de la Cocina Colombiana ~
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