Cilantro Stuffed Trout

Ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon white pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 large white onion, pureed
• 1/3 stalk celery, pureed
• 1/2 lb melted unsalted butter
• 2 cups breadcrumbs
• 1 lb cooked skinned and flaked trout

Directions

1. 1

   Cook the 1 pound of trout, remove the skin and lightly flake the meat with a fork.

2. 2

   Don't mush it up.

3. 3

   Combine all ingrediants, mix lightly until the bread crumbs absorb all of the moisture.

4. 4

   This makes your stuffing.

5. 5

   Place enough of the stuffing into a the whole trout to fill it, but still allow it to be closed.

6. 6

   This recipe made enough stuffing for about five 12 ounce trout.

7. 7

   Bake, at about 350 convection or 400 conventional until the internal temp is 160 degrees.