Stuffed Rainbow Trout

Total Time: 1 hr 29 mins Preparation Time: 29 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 3 cups italian bread, cubes
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon chablis (or other dry wine)
• 4 (8 ounce) farm raised whole trout, dressed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 slices bacon, cut in half
• lemon slice
• fresh parsley sprig

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onion and celery, and cook, stirring constantly, until tender.
• 2 remove from heat, stir in parsley and next 4 ingredients.
• 3 add bread cubes; toss gently.
• 4 combine egg and wine; stir into bread mixture.
• 5 spread evenly into 11- x 7- x1 ½â€? baking dish; set aside.
• 6 rinse trout; pat dry.
• 7 sprinkle inside of fish evenly with ½ tsp salt.
• 8 combine lemon juice and soy sauce; brush inside of fish, reserving remaining lemon juice mixture.
• 9 dredge fish in flour.
• 10 place over stuffing, overlapping slightly.
• 11 drizzle with reserved lemon juice mixture.
• 12 place bacon over trout.
• 13 cover and bake at 350* for 45 minutes.
• 14 uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes.