Baked Trout Stuffed with Crab Recipe

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Baked Trout Stuffed with Crab
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Ingredients:

  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1/4 cup diced celery
  • 1 grated lemon , rind of
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • salt and pepper
  • 8 oz lumb crabmeat (about 1 cup)
  • 4 whole trout or 4 whole red snapper, about 3/4 to 1 lb each,cleaned,scaled if needed and boned

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Fry the bacon slices until crisp and rendered of fat.
  3. Drain on paper towels.
  4. Crumble the bacon.
  5. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat from the pan into a small bowl and reserve.
  6. Brush a little reserved fat over the bottom of a baking dish that will fit the fish comfortably.
  7. Set aside.
  8. Heat the fat still in the frying pan and cook the scallions and celery, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
  9. Mix together the vegetables, lemon rind, parsley, crumbs, salt and pepper.
  10. Fold in the crabmeat and bacon.
  11. Bind with the egg.
  12. Open each fish like a book, skin side down.
  13. Spread the stuffing over one half.
  14. Pack it down firmly, then fold over the other half and press down gently.
  15. Close the opening with toothpicks if desired.
  16. Set the fish in the prepared baking dish or roasting pan.
  17. Brush the tope of the fish with a little reserved bacon fat.
  18. Bake until the fish is cooked, 25-30 minutes.
  19. Carefully transfer the fish to warmed serving plates and serve immediately.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 338.53 Kcal (1417 kJ)
Calories from fat 184.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.54g 32%
Cholesterol 125.16mg 42%
Sodium 324mg 13%
Potassium 556.09mg 12%
Total Carbs 8.14g 3%
Sugars 1.41g 6%
Dietary Fiber 1.26g 5%
Protein 29.96g 60%
Vitamin C 12.6mg 21%
Iron 3.1mg 17%
Calcium 83mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 156.57 Kcal (656 kJ)
Calories from fat 85.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.5g 32%
Cholesterol 57.89mg 42%
Sodium 149.85mg 13%
Potassium 257.2mg 12%
Total Carbs 3.76g 3%
Sugars 0.65g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.58g 5%
Protein 13.86g 60%
Vitamin C 5.8mg 21%
Iron 1.4mg 17%
Calcium 38.4mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.2
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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