Seafood lovers, this one's for you.

SEAFOOD-STUFFED TURBAN OF SPECKLED TROUT

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Prep Time: 1 Hour

Yields: 6 Servings

Stuffing seafood and meats with other seafood, meats and vegetables is a technique that evolved, quite likely, because home cooks needed another way to use the bounty of our waters and woods. Stuffing trout with crabmeat or crawfish tails and Louisiana’s trinity of seasoning vegetables adds a new level of Cajun flair and flavor to the finished dish. You may wish to try this recipe as a first course or entrée at your next camp dinner.

Ingredients:

6 (5–7 ounce) speckled trout fillets

1 pound white or claw crabmeat

OR 1 pound crawfish tails

1½ cups melted butter, divided

1 cup diced onions

½ cup diced celery

½ cup diced green bell peppers

½ cup diced red bell peppers

¼ cup minced garlic

salt and cracked black pepper to taste

granulated garlic to taste

2 cups seasoned Italian bread crumbs

paprika to taste

Louisiana hot sauce to taste

1 cup fish stock

1 cup white wine

¼ cup chopped parsley

Method:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Rinse trout fillets well under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. Set aside. In a heavy-bottomed sauté pan, heat ¾ cup melted butter over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, bell peppers and minced garlic and sauté 3–5 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. Add crabmeat or crawfish and blend well into vegetable mixture. Continue to cook until juices are rendered from vegetables and seafood. Season to taste using salt, pepper and granulated garlic. Remove from heat and sprinkle in bread crumbs, a little at a time, until proper consistency is achieved. Stuffing should not be too dry. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Place an equal amount of stuffing on each trout fillet. Roll fillets into a turban shape and secure with toothpicks. Season fish to taste with salt, pepper, granulated garlic, paprika and hot sauce. Place in a large baking pan with 1-inch lip then add stock and wine. Bake 15–20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove fish fillets from oven and transfer to a warm serving platter. Top with remaining melted butter, garnish with parsley and serve hot.

Recipe courtesy of Chef John Folse

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