Bragança-style trout with cured ham
Pan-fried trout with cured ham, potatoes and lemon, in a northern style.
⏱ Estimated time: 50 minutes🍽 Servings: 4🇵🇹 Portugal

Ingredients
- 4 cleaned trout
- 100 g cured Portuguese ham strips
- 700 g small potatoes
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 lemon
- 70 ml olive oil
- Flour for dusting
- Parsley and pepper
Step-by-step method
- Boil small potatoes in their skins until tender and drain.
- Dry trout, season with pepper and lemon and dust lightly with flour.
- Pan-fry trout in olive oil on both sides until fully cooked.
- Quickly sauté strips of ham and garlic in the remaining oil without burning.
- Serve fish with potatoes and ham on top, sprinkled with parsley.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.