Baked Trout Fillets With Bread Stuffing
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Ready In: 40 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 6 (4 ounce) trout fillets
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (plus some for the pan)
- 1⁄2 bunch scallion, all parts,sliced
- 1 carrot, shredded
- 6 cups lightly toasted country rustic bread or 6 cups French bread, cubed
- 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
- 1 egg, beaten
- salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions
- To prepare the trout: Preheat the oven to 400°F Coat a large baking sheet with oil.
- With a tweezer or pin-nosed pliers, remove any tiny bones from the fillets, skin side down, on the baking sheet.
- In a large sauté pan, heat the oil over medium heat.
- Pour half into a cup; set aside.
- Add the scallions and carrot to the pan.
- Cook for about 3 minutes, or until soft.
- Add the bread cubes, broth, egg, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the pepper.
- Toss to moisten.
- Spoon oval mounds of the stuffing on the fillets.
- Press lightly to pack.
- Drizzle with the reserved oil.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the stuffing is golden.
- With a panckae turner, transfer the stuffed fillets to plates.
- Note: This dish may be put together several hours in advance.
- Allow the stuffing to cool to room temperature before mounding the fillets.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
- The baking time may increase by 5 minutes.
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