Baked Trout with Garlic & Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 5 (3/4 lb)  trout

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• fresh ground black pepper
• salt
• 1/2-3/4 lb fresh mushrooms
• 1/4-1/2 cup butter
• 4 tablespoons fine dry breadcrumbs
• 4 green onions, sliced
• 3 fresh lemons (or lemon concentrate)
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley

Directions

1. 1

   To cook trout, wash and dry the fish inside and out and coat sides with a little olive oil.

2. 2

   Slice mushrooms and place half in the bottom of a shallow baking dish.

3. 3

   Salt and pepper fish, inside and out, to taste and place in dish on top of mushrooms.

4. 4

   Sprinkle bread crumbs over fish along with the minced parsley, chopped garlic and the green onion.

5. 5

   If using fresh lemons, squeeze 1 or 2 directly over the entire trout including the inside.

6. 6

   Meanwhile melt butter, add to olive oil and the juice of 2 lemons.

7. 7

   Pour slowly over fish saving about half of the mixture.

8. 8

   Bake for 20-25 minutes at 375 degrees or until they are tender and bread crumbs are light brown.

9. 9

   Fish is done when the meat flakes easily when a fork is inserted into the flesh and lifted up slightly.

10. 10

    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.

11. 11

    Garnish with a few lemon wedges and a few sprigs of fresh parsley.

12. 12

    Serve this Italian Trout recipe with rice, or Italian pasta, and a vegetable.