Steelhead Trout in Cranberry Dijon Sauce

• Place potatoes in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes to pot. • Mash with crème fraîche and 1 TBSP butter until smooth, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Stir in half the chives. Season with salt and pepper. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve. • 4 SERVINGS: Use 2 TBSP butter.

• While potatoes cook, toss green beans and carrots on a baking sheet with half the Fry Seasoning (you’ll use the rest in the next step), a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until tender and lightly browned, 15-18 minutes.

• Meanwhile, pat trout* dry with paper towels. Season all over with remaining Fry Seasoning, salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add trout skin sides down and cook until skin is browned and slightly crispy, 5-6 minutes. • Flip and cook until fish is opaque and cooked through, 4-6 minutes more. Turn off heat and transfer trout to a plate; tent with foil to keep warm. Wash out pan.

• Heat same pan over medium-high heat; add jam, mustard, chopped thyme, ¼ cup water, and juice from half the lemon. Cook until slightly reduced, 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. • Turn off heat and stir in 1 TBSP butter until melted. • 4 SERVINGS: Use 1/3 cup water and 2 TBSP butter.