Pan-fried trout with garlic, lemon, and horseradish

Pan-fried trout with garlic, lemon, and horseradish

Main dishes

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.

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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

4 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

  1. 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
  2. Rub the trout with crushed garlic, salt, and pepper. Stuff the cavity with parsley, and then drizzle with lemon juice. ≈ 10 min
  3. Heat a generous amount of oil in a frying pan, then add the trout and cook for 15 minutes.
  4. Before serving, sprinkle with freshly grated horseradish and garnish with lemon wedges. ≈ 2 min
  5. 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.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 trout
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 2 lemons
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons of oil
  • Fresh parsley
  • One piece of horseradish root
  • salt
  • pepper

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