Yummy dinner tonite 2...

[Dark Cloud]

Been catching a bunch of stream trout this past week and cooked some up tonight. The fish were 13-15 inch stocked browns that I filleted but left the skin on.

I made 3 halfs one way and 3 another....

First was done "Almondene"

I sprayed a small baking dish with pam and layed the filets skin down and poured this sauce over them...

1/2 cup white wine, maybe a tad more...

1/2 stick butter

8 plain almonds chopped fairly fine

1/4 tsp lemon pepper seasoning

1/4 tsp cajun seasoning

some salt

Get a small saute pan hot - med/high, throw the almonds in for about a minute stirring them.

Now add the wine and flame it off - be carefull, your not gonna get a big "fire ball" but some flame - this will cook off the alcohol.

Add and melt the butter also add the seasonings now. Cook for another minute or two and its ready to go over the fish.

Bake at 400 till the fish flakes - prob 10 min?

The other filets I brushed with some butter and just hit them with some salt n lemon pepper then sprinkled with panko bread crumbs

Both of these are mild and let the fish flavor come through.

(will work with walleye also )

This one made it to the oven...

This one got educated and released...

[merganser]

Sounds delicious!! Our opener was this past saturday and the streams were too fast and muddy for me. Nothing like fresh trout. I sometimes just shake them in flour and fry in butter.Yummy!!

[Dark Cloud]

Thats how we usually eat them - salt, pepper, flour, and then fry. Lately I have been baking them alot. My dads retired and does alot of trout fishing. He lets lots go but keeps plenty too. He's working on a week straight of hitting the streams every day with no end in sight till eye season opens. He refuses to let gas prices slow him down...

Tonight I baked a few filets with some J Daniels sauce I made that was tasty.

Saute some finely chopped onion, flame off a little JD, add some honey and OJ, a little cajun seasoning, pour it over the filets and bake...

[chaffmj]

Dark Cloud,

That JD sauce you made sounds great! I like to grill but I baked some salmon on Sat night with an herb crust mmmm good. I tend to forget about how good baking a fish can be. Thanks for sharing.