Today's Case:
Lefleur's Restaurant Trout Almondine
Re: Trout Almondine
From: Mary
To: Phaedrus
Date: 3/10/2024, 4:24 PM
On 3/10/2024 1:58 PM, Mary wrote:
I am looking for a particular recipe for Trout Almandine.
I ate it during my childhood at Lefleur’s Restaurant in
Jackson, MS. I would love to have it.
Thank you,
Mary
Hi Mary,
I am familiar with LeFleur's. I lived in Jackson in the 1970s. For the life of me, I can't recall what I ate at LeFleur's, but I doubt that it was the trout almondine - I wasn't into fish much in the 70s.
I have some recipes from LeFleur's: Crabmeat West Indies Cocktail, Crabmeat En Skillet, Pompano En Papillote, Oysters Bienville, Grasshopper Pie, and Stuffed Eggplant. However, I do not have and could not find that trout recipe. I believe it was Lefleur's version of "Trout Meunière Almondine," which means "trout in brown butter sauce with almonds." There are several raves about it on message boards, and a couple of pleas for the recipe, but no one seems to have had any success.
That said, "Trout Meunière Almondine" or "Amandine" is not an uncommon dish. If I may make a suggestion, why not try another recipe? This recipe for "Trout Meunière Amandine" is from "Saveur Magazine," so it should be quite a good one:
Saveur
I'll post this for reader input. Perhaps a member of George Wilkinson's family will see it and respond with the recipe.
Phaed
