Got a gorgeous steelhead trout filet I’d like to make for dinner tonight.
I usually just season simply with s&p and throw it on the grill, get the skin nice n crispy and squeeze lemon juice all over.
There’s gotta be more exciting stuff to do with it, and I’m here for it 
This looks nice.
Betcha I could do that in the air-fryer, too
You can use steelhead trout here. Basically, lay the fillets in a 9"x13" baking tray, season with salt and pepper, and cover with olive oil. Then add sliced chile peppers and thinly sliced citrus and fennel (you might want to par cook the fennel in the microwave for a minute or two to soften). The recipe has you bake at 275F for 30 minutes, but I say start checking at 15-20 minutes (insert a butter knife into the thickest part of the fillet and then place it against your bottom lip. If it is warm, the fish is cooked through).
You can swap the seasonings out for whatever you like!
Most important question here… does the skin get CRISPY? 
It does not. However, the fish gets lusciously rich from the olive oil poaching. I like to serve this over a bed of lentils!
Also - you could remove the skin before poaching and then crisp it separately (either pan fried or in your air crisper) if you wanted to have the best of both worlds here!
My favorite method for trout of any kind is Japanese style yakizana. Salt it HEAVILY. For the past few years I’ve taken to brining the fish instead of just salting it. Let it sit for a few hours. Take it out of the brine (or if just salting it, pat it very dry), and salt again. Grill over a hot fire for about three minutes per side. Serve with grated daikon (daikon oroshi) and a drizzle of shoyu. The skin will crisp beautifully.
Great idea!!
@ricepad — I will keep that in mind for when the weather is a little more accommodating & we fire up our Primo
I’m a lemon-almondine kinda fan for panfried trout of any kind.
This is closer to salmon in flavor, but lemon + fish is always a good combo 
Crap. In my haste I misspelled yakizakana. Baka!
I didn’t notice, but I know what baka means 
