Royal trout with celery and butter, served with breadcrumbs

Royal trout with celery and butter, served with breadcrumbs

Main dishes

Small, golden trout pan-fried, baked in white wine, and served with celery bouquets and melted butter mixed with breadcrumbs.

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This recipe for trout, in the style of a royal dish, combines the golden fish with white wine and a side of celery and leek. The breadcrumb butter adds a lovely finishing touch.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodPan-fried, then baked in the oven.
  • Estimated cost$5.38 $1.35 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.51
  • $1.60
  • $0.28
  • $1.83
  • $0.09
  • $0.32
  • $0.20
  • $0.28
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare the trout, wash them, and pat them dry. Coat them with paprika, salt, pepper, and cumin. ≈ 2 min
  2. Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the fish on both sides until golden brown. Drizzle with wine, then bake in a hot oven for 10 minutes.
  3. Chop the celery into pieces about 10 cm long, then blanch them in boiling water and drain. Chop the leek into thin strips and tie the celery stalks into small bunches.
  4. Serve the fish with celery, drizzled with melted butter mixed with breadcrumbs, and garnished with lemon slices. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Royal trout with celery and butter, served with breadcrumbs

  • 200 g of celery$0.51
  • 1 leek$1.60
  • 2 tablespoons of butter$0.28
  • 500 ml of white wine$1.83
  • 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs$0.09
  • Cumin$0.32
  • mild paprika powder$0.20
  • 1 lemon$0.28
  • salt, pepper$0.27

Total$5.38

that's $1.35 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 small trout
  • 200 g of celery
  • 1 leek
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • 500 ml of white wine
  • 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs
  • Cumin
  • mild paprika powder
  • 1 lemon
  • salt, pepper

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