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Peanut-Crusted Trout with Pineapple Cilantro Relish

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Recipe information

  • Total Time

    25 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 large bunch fresh cilantro including stems
1/3 cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
1 teaspoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
1 garlic clove
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh serrano chile, including seeds
4 trout fillets with skin (1 to 1 1/4 lb total), pin bones removed
3 cups chopped peeled fresh pineapple (preferably labeled "extra sweet")
2 teaspoons Asian fish sauce

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat broiler, then oil rack of a broiler pan.

    Step 2

    Chop enough cilantro stems to measure 1/2 cup, then transfer to a food processor along with peanuts, ginger, garlic, pepper, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon chile. Process until finely chopped, about 30 seconds, then transfer to a bowl. Do not clean processor.

    Step 3

    Pat fillets dry and arrange, flesh sides up, tightly on rack of broiler pan (fillets should just touch). Spread peanut mixture evenly over tops of fillets.

    Step 4

    Broil fish 3 to 4 inches from heat until lightly browned and just cooked through, about 4 minutes.

    Step 5

    While fish broils, chop enough cilantro leaves to measure 1 cup, then pulse in processor along with pineapple, fish sauce, remaining tablespoon each of oil and lime juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon chile until combined.

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