Baked Cajun Speckled Trout Food

BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Brush a foil lined baking sheet with olive oil. Drain fish, pat dry and place onto the baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper, Old Bay and Cajun seasoning; set aside.
• Mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil with melted butter. Brush trout with the half of the olive oil butter blend, reserving the remainder. Sprinkle seasoning mixture evenly on top.
• Use a microplane to zest lemon on top of the fish and bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees F for approximately 8 to 10 minutes per inch of thickness, or until fish is mostly opaque throughout and flakes easily, taking care not to overcook.
• Test in the thickest part of the fillet with the tip of a sharp knife. Actual time will be dependent on the size and thickness of the fillets.
• Drizzle reserved butter mixture on top of each fillet, sprinkle with green onion and parsley; serve immediately.

BAKED CAJUN SPECKLED TROUT

Steps:

• 1. Rinse fish and pat dry.
• 2. Rub fish filets with olive oil, and season with garlic, salt and black pepper or Cajun Bayou Blends. (I used Cajun bayou blends)
• 3. Place fish in baking dish. Add onion and green pepper (I used finely chopped onion and green pepper)
• 4. Place fish in refrigerator for 30 minutes for flavors to blend.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

STUFFED SPECKLED TROUT FILLETS

Steps:

• Place bacon on a shallow baking pan and bake at 375F for about 15 minutes or until bacon looks crispy. Remove bacon from pan and set aside on paper towel to drain.
• Add about half of the bacon drippings from the baking pan into a sauté pan. Sauté your veggies, and mushrooms on medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the heavy cream and let cook until the veggies wilt and the mushrooms soften.
• Begin stirring in just enough bread crumbs to create a stuffing (you don't want it wet and pasty, but not dry and crumbly either). When the consistency is right, stir in the garlic, parsley, and seafood seasoning. Set the mixture aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place fillets on a cutting board, parallel to your body. Then using a sharp knife, slice them horizontally in equal parts so that you create an upper and lower half; leave the top half still attached to the bottom half at the end of the cut, giving you a "flap" which can be raised, up and over. Between the flaps is where the stuffing goes. Now lay the flap on each fillet open, sprinkle on a little seasoned salt and pepper, drizzle on some olive oil, and spoon in a couple of tablespoons of the mushroom stuffing. Then top with the strips of bacon and close the fillets.
• Tie each stuffed fillet shut with strips of the blanched green onions. Then place in a shallow baking pan, splash on a little wine, top with a pinch or two of Parmesan cheese, and slide them into the oven. In 12 to 15 minutes the trout should cook to perfection.

BLACKENED (CAJUN) TROUT

Steps:

• Fillet the trout(fresh or thawed) about 25 mm thick (1-1/2").
• Don't be afraid to substitute halibut, perch, shrimp, or any firm-fleshed seafood or fish for the char.
• Melt butter in a cast-iron or heavy-bottomed frying pan over medium high heat.
• Add Cajun spice and heat thoroughly.
• Place fillets in pan.
• Squeeze juice of one lemon into pan.
• Cook fish for about 5 minutes on each side.
• Serve with remaining lemon wedges and pan drippings.

TROUT MEUNIèRE, OLD STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Combine the flour, Creole seasoning, and salt in a wide bowl. Rinse the trout fillets and pat dry. Dredge the fish in the seasoned flour and knock off the excess.
• 2. Make a medium-brown roux by melting the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. When it begins to bubble, add the remaining seasoned flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture turns a medium brown.
• 3. Put the stock into another saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Whisk the roux into the stock until dissolved. Add the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and vinegar, and simmer for 3 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat. Keep the sauce warm while you prepare the fish.
• 4. You can sauté the fish in butter if you like, but it's more common in New Orleans to fry it in abut an inch of oil heated to 375 degrees. Either way, cook until golden brown (about 2 minutes per side).
• 5. Spoon the sauce over the fish and serve with lemon wedges.

SPECKLED TROUT IN CAPERS AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Place trout in the middle of the aluminum foil; top with butter, lemon pepper, capers, and paprika. Pour cooking wine over trout. Close foil around the trout.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 30 minutes. Garnish trout with parsley.

BLACKENED TROUT

Steps:

• Preheat large, heavy skillet until very hot.
• Combine paprika, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, white pepper, black pepper, thyme, and oregano in a small bowl.Then place it in a shallow plate that's big enough to roll the fish inches.
• Dip fillets in melted butter, then in seasoning mixture, and place in hot skillet and cook 2-5 minutes on each side until blackened.
• reheat melted butter to a simmer, and pour in small bowls to use for dipping.