Trailside Trout with Walnut-Herb Stuffing

Description

Great for those backpacking trips to trout-stocked lakes. It’s like having a gourmet meal in the wilderness.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cracker crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons minced walnut pieces
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • ΒΌ cup chopped watercress leaves
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 4 whole trout

Instructions

  1. At home: Mix cracker crumbs
  2. walnuts
  3. and dill in a resealable plastic bag. Store oil
  4. watercress
  5. water onion
  6. parsley
  7. and soy sauce in individual bags and containers and combine them in a larger
  8. self-sealing plastic bag labeled with recipe instructions.
  9. On the trail: Place onion in a skillet with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Cook and stir over low to medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add parsley and water. Cover and steam for a minute or so; stir in the watercress.
  10. Combine the cracker-walnut mixture with the onion-parsley mixture in a medium bowl to make the stuffing. Stir in soy sauce.
  11. Stuff each trout with 1/4 of the walnut-herb stuffing. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add trout to skillet
  12. cover
  13. and cook until fish flakes easily with a fork
  14. about 10 minutes per side.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 8

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