Whole Trout Or Fillets Stuffed Wbacon Eggplant Dressing Recipes

EGGPLANT DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Cook ground hamburger meat-use a 92/8 mixture drain any fat, add garlic powder, S & P, and chopped bell pepper, and onion cook on low till onion wilted.
• 2. Peel eggplant, slice and cut each slice into 1" cubes.
• 3. Add eggplant to meat mixture, turn up heat, put lid on so eggplant will steam. Each time you check mash down eggplant with back of spoon. Continue until eggplant is tender and mixes in with meat mixture. This takes about 45 minutes.
• 4. Cook rice according to package directions.
• 5. Stir in cooked rice to mixture and heat so its hot through and through.
• * Cooking time for recipe maybe a little bit more.

STUFFED BAKED TROUT

Steps:

• Cook and stir onions and pepper in butter until tender.
• Removed from heat and add gread crumbs, parsley, lemon juice and basil.
• Rub cavities of trout with salt then stuff each with approx 1/4 cup of stuffing.
• Place fish in baking dish
• Cook uncovered in 350 degree oven until fish flakes easily. approximately 30 - 35 minutes.
• Garnish with cherry tomatoes and parsley if desired.

BAKED TROUT STUFFED WITH CRAB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Fry the bacon slices until crisp and rendered of fat.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Crumble the bacon.
• Pour off all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat from the pan into a small bowl and reserve.
• Brush a little reserved fat over the bottom of a baking dish that will fit the fish comfortably.
• Set aside.
• Heat the fat still in the frying pan and cook the scallions and celery, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
• Mix together the vegetables, lemon rind, parsley, crumbs, salt and pepper.
• Fold in the crabmeat and bacon.
• Bind with the egg.
• Open each fish like a book, skin side down.
• Spread the stuffing over one half.
• Pack it down firmly, then fold over the other half and press down gently.
• Close the opening with toothpicks if desired.
• Set the fish in the prepared baking dish or roasting pan.
• Brush the tope of the fish with a little reserved bacon fat.
• Bake until the fish is cooked, 25-30 minutes.
• Carefully transfer the fish to warmed serving plates and serve immediately.

EGGPLANT DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook eggplant in boiling salted water 6-8 minutes or until tender; drain well. Combine eggplant, milk, soup, egg, onion, 3/4 cup stuffing mix, and salt, stirring well. Spoon into a lightly greased 1 quart casserole. Combine remaining 1/2 cup stuffing mix and butter; sprinkle over eggplant mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.