Baked Trout With Garlic Mushrooms Recipes

BAKED TROUT WITH GARLIC & MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• To cook trout, wash and dry the fish inside and out and coat sides with a little olive oil.
• Slice mushrooms and place half in the bottom of a shallow baking dish.
• Salt and pepper fish, inside and out, to taste and place in dish on top of mushrooms.
• Sprinkle bread crumbs over fish along with the minced parsley, chopped garlic and the green onion.
• If using fresh lemons, squeeze 1 or 2 directly over the entire trout including the inside.
• Meanwhile melt butter, add to olive oil and the juice of 2 lemons.
• Pour slowly over fish saving about half of the mixture.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes at 375 degrees or until they are tender and bread crumbs are light brown.
• Fish is done when the meat flakes easily when a fork is inserted into the flesh and lifted up slightly.
• Just before the fish are done, saute 1-2 minutes , the remaining mushrooms in the sauce that is left and pour over top after placing trout on a serving plate.
• Garnish with a few lemon wedges and a few sprigs of fresh parsley.
• Serve this Italian Trout recipe with rice, or Italian pasta, and a vegetable.

WHOLE BAKED TROUT WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, celery, parsley and thyme; cook until mushrooms brown and all liquid evaporates, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in prosciutto. Season filling to taste with salt and pepper. Cool. (Filling can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter large baking sheet. Open fish as for book. Drizzle with lemon juice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spoon filling over 1 side of each fish, dividing equally. Fold second side over, enclosing filling. Place stuffed fish on prepared sheet. Brush outside of fish with melted butter.
• Bake until cooked through, about 30 minutes. Transfer to platter.