Baked Trout Fillets With Bread Stuffing

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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

Recipe

• 1 to prepare the trout: preheat the oven to 400°f coat a large baking sheet with oil.
• 2 with a tweezer or pin-nosed pliers, remove any tiny bones from the fillets, skin side down, on the baking sheet.
• 3 in a large sauté pan, heat the oil over medium heat.
• 4 pour half into a cup; set aside.
• 5 add the scallions and carrot to the pan.
• 6 cook for about 3 minutes, or until soft.
• 7 add the bread cubes, broth, egg, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the pepper.
• 8 toss to moisten.
• 9 spoon oval mounds of the stuffing on the fillets.
• 10 press lightly to pack.
• 11 drizzle with the reserved oil.
• 12 bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the stuffing is golden.
• 13 with a panckae turner, transfer the stuffed fillets to plates.
• 14 note: this dish may be put together several hours in advance.
• 15 allow the stuffing to cool to room temperature before mounding the fillets.
• 16 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• 17 the baking time may increase by 5 minutes.