Pan-fried trout with garlic, lemon, and horseradish
Whole trout, rubbed with garlic and lemon, filled with parsley and cooked in a pan, then sprinkled with freshly grated horseradish. A Polish Jewish recipe.
These whole trout, a typical dish in Polish Jewish cuisine, are seasoned with garlic, lemon, and parsley. The grated horseradish adds a pleasant, spicy flavour.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time15 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodFrying in a pan
- Estimated cost$2.04 $0.51 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
- Gluten-free
- Low lactose
Ingredients
people
- $0.36
- $0.56
- $0.28
- $0.54
- $0.03
- $0.27
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Clean the trout, keeping the head (remove the eyes), rinse them thoroughly several times, and dry them. Mince the garlic and squeeze the lemon. ≈ 8 min
- Rub the trout with crushed garlic, salt, and pepper. Stuff the cavity with parsley, and then drizzle with lemon juice. ≈ 10 min
- Heat a generous amount of oil in a frying pan, then add the trout and cook for 15 minutes.
- Before serving, sprinkle with freshly grated horseradish and garnish with lemon wedges. ≈ 2 min
- It can be served with homemade apple cakes. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Pan-fried trout with garlic, lemon, and horseradish
- 4 cloves of garlic$0.36
- 2 lemons$0.56
- 4 to 5 tablespoons of oil$0.28
- Fresh parsley$0.54
- salt$0.03
- pepper$0.27
Total$2.04
that's $0.51 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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