Breaded Salmon

I'm just saying this worked for me tonight. Fish is elusive. I will not take responsibility. I seldom make it and more seldomly eat it. Just sayin'. But my co-workers give me frozen steelhead fillets so I got home from work, looked to see what there was in the freezer, and what the heCK, I made them. They were good.

4 small or two big steelhead fillets, thawed

2 eggs

1 cup breadcrumbs (seasoned)

2 Tbsp ranch dressing mix

2 tsp dill weed

Mix crumbs, ranch mix, and dill weed on a paper plate. Beat eggs well in another plate or bowl. Wash fillets and pat dry. Dredge in egg, crumbs (don't go crazy, just a thin layer), then egg again, then crumbs again (now you should get a pretty nice coating). Set aside for at least 15 mins for crumbs to set.

Heat fat in a skillet. You should use oil or margarine, as butter may scorch. Get it pretty hot over med/hi heat, so that when a few crumbs of the breading is tossed in, it sizzles. Add breaded fillets. Cook 3-4 minutes on each side....then, if you're married to Trent or any of his kids, make damn sure those fish are COOKED by flipping to brown well but not burn. Food Network 'done' does not cut it for these people...they want that fish-i-ness GONE johnson.

This is great served with au gratin potatoes and broccoli or cauliflower. I served with a little tartar sauce and lemon juice, (of which Trent did not partake) But Trent loved the fish! So did I! Mmmm.

Trout Two Ways

Caught a trout this weekend! Here's how to cook it, two ways. For both recipes, start with a cleaned, washed fish that's either been filleted or split open to lay flat. Keep in mind you can do this on the bbq grill in a disposable foil pan.

Sweet Trout (our favorite!)

Lay trout skin side down in a sprayed baking dish or tin foil disposable pan.

Slice an orange into circle or half circle slices and lay the slices over the meat of the fish. Coat the whole thing with brown sugar. The guy who told me how to do this said, "So, just when you think you have enough brown sugar, put a little more on there." So, I'd say for an average fish I put on probably 3/4 cup of brown sugar.

Bake until fish is done. We like our fish DONE, so I bake it at least a half hour until it dries a little and flakes. I like this served with rice.



Savory Trout (also good!)

Lay trout skin side down in a sprayed baking dish or tin foil disposable pan. Coat fish with a light layer of olive oil. Make a rub of garlic salt, parsely flakes, pepper, paprika, rosemary and rub it into the fish and lay onion slices over it.

Bake until fish is done. We like our fish DONE, so it bakes at least a half hour until it dries a little, and flakes. I like this served with au gratin potatoes.