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Trout A la Nantua

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Fish and Seafood, Main Dishes
Servings 2
Calories 532 kcal

Nutrition

Calories: 532 kcalCarbohydrates: 3 gProtein: 65 gFat: 33 gSaturated Fat: 14 gCholesterol: 212 mgSodium: 315 mgFiber: 1 gSugar: 3 gVitamin A: 14.55 IUCalcium: 145 mgIron: 10 mg

Ingredients
  

  • 1 to 2 lbs trout fillets or small whole trout
  • 1 cup crawfish meat
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 dash salt

Instructions 

  • After bringing 1 gallon or more of water to boil in a large saucepan, add a little salt. Drop live crawfish into the pot, and cook them from 3 to 5 minutes, depending on their size. Peel the crawfish tails. You'll need a full cup of cooked tail meat, which will require quite a few crawfish. It's best to catch a hundred or more, then eat what you don't need for the recipe. When peeling the crawfish, also be sure to get some of the "butter" out of the head section; to accomplish this, twist the tail back and forth a couple of times before pulling it loose from the head. The fat will be visible. Scoop out some of the head fat with a baby spoon, and mix it with the tails. Mince the tails, or mash them in a mortar and pestle; I use a chefs knife, first mincing and then mashing with the side of the blade. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan. Add the crawfish tails, cooking and stirring for about 10 minutes. Stir in the cream and cayenne, then remove from heat. Keep warm.
  • Broil the fillets or whole trout, basting once or twice with a little butter and sprinkling on a little salt if wanted. Do not overcook. Top each serving of trout with warm Nantua sauce.
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