Catch ’em & Cook ’em: Bacon Wrapped Trout
Ingredients:
3/4 C butter divided
1 med onion diced
3 ribs celery diced
1/2 red bell pepper diced
2 cloves garlic minced
8 oz uncooked, peeled shrimp chopped
C dry white wine
1 tsp salt – divided
1 tsp pepper divided
8 (8 oz) trout dressed
16 slices bacon
How to:
1. Melt 2 Tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Add onion, celery, red bell pepper and garlic and saute for 10 minutes.
3. Add shrimp and cook, stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
4. Add wine and stir to loosen particles from skillet. Add 1/2 C butter, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper. Stir until butter melts. Cool slightly.
5. Remove heads from trout, leaving tails intact. Spoon shrimp mixture evenly into cavities.
6. Sprinkle outside of fish evenly with remaining 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of pepper.
7. Wrap bacon slices around each trout and secure with toothpicks.
8. Melt remaining 2 Tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add trout in batches and cook 2 minutes on each side.
9. Transfer to a 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan or roasting pan. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork.
Serves 8
Capt. Dick May is the owner of Easy Rider Charters in Bokeelia. He can be reached at 239-283-3247 or EasyRiderCharters.com. “Capt. Dick’s Seafood & Southern Country Cooking” (a new cookbook) can be ordered at www.Amazon.com. Go to Cookbooks then to Food and Wine category. Type in “Capt. Dick’s Seafood and Southern Country Cooking” and click. A picture of the cookbook, price and info for ordering will be displayed.