Baked Trout

Have a stuffed Trout wrapped in Bacon for a light summer meal.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Banting Recipes, Bread Recipes, Dinner, Fish Recipe, Healthy Recipes, Heart Healthy Recipes, Life Style Recipes, Light Dinners, Lunch, Meal Times, Pork, Recipes, Summer Recipes, Vegetarian, Winter Recipes
• Cuisine: Boere Kos, Mediterranean
• Cooking Method: Oven, Stove Top

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS:

• 30 g Butter OR Margarine
• 1 Onion ((Chopped))
• 1 Celery ((Diced))
• 2 Slices Fresh Bread ((Cut into 1cm Cubes))
• 1 tbsp Fresh Thyme OR Dried Thyme ((Prever Fresh))
• Salt & Pepper ((For Taste))
• 4 Fresh Trout ((Cleaned) (225g each))
• 8 Rashers Bacon
• Parsley Leaves ((For Garnish))

Instructions

METHOD:

1. 1. Preheat oven on 230 degrees of Gas Stove 8.
2. 2. Melt the Butter in a frying pan adding the Onion and Celery cook until softened for about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat add the Bread Cubes and Thyme and season with Salt & Pepper to taste. Stir to mix well.
3. 3. season the Cavity of each Trout with Salt & Pepper.
4. 4. Stuff each Trout with the Bread mixture dividing it evenly between the fish. If necessary secure the openings with wooden cocktail sticks.
5. 5. Wrap 2 bacon rashers around each stuffed Trout. Arrange in a baking dish in one layer.
6. 6. bake until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and bacon is crisp, 35 - 40 minutes. Serve and Garnish with Thyme leaves and lemon on the side.