Grilled Steelhead Trout Fillets With Lavender Butter

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon shallot, finely chopped
• 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon lavender leaves, finely chopped
• 36 ounces steelhead trout
• salt and pepper
• flour (for dredging)
• vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 to make the sauce, combine the vinegar, salt and shallots in a small, non corrodible saucepan.
• 2 cook over high heat until the mixture is reduced by half.
• 3 reduce the heat to very low and remove the pan from the heat.
• 4 whisk in the butter cubes one at a time, making sure each cube is absorbed before adding another. do not let the sauce boil or it will separate.
• 5 regulate the heat by moving the pan on and off the burner.
• 6 the sauce will gradually thicken to the consistency of heavy cream.
• 7 remove from the heat.
• 8 stir in the lavender leaves.
• 9 preheat the barbecue to high.
• 10 salt and pepper the fish.
• 11 dip both sides in the flour, then into the oil.
• 12 grill 2-3 minutes on each side until done to your liking.
• 13 remove from the grill and place on heated plates or a large platter.
• 14 pour the sauce over the filets and serve immediately.