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Blue Corn Pan-Fried Trout

Blue Corn Pan-Fried Trout Recipe

Delicious pan-fried trout that is adapted from Coyote Cafe.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Native American
Calories 738.4 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup blue cornmeal
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons chimayo chili powder (or more depending on taste, other med.hot chili powder can be subsituted)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 trout, headed,boned and gutted (kept whole)
  • 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 slices thick sliced bacon, diced
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup corn oil

Instructions
 

  • Combine cornmeal, salt and chili powder in pie plate.
  • In a seperate pie plate (or bowl) beat together egg and mik.
  • Dip trout in egg/milk mixture and then in the cornmeal mixture and place on seperate plate.
  • In large frying pan (cast iron is best) heat butter (or margarine) and oil.
  • When pan is hot add trout and cook over medium heat for 4-6 minutes per side or browned and done.
  • Remove and keep warm.
  • In same pan, cook onion and bacon until bacon colors.
  • Add vinegar to pan and boil until vinegar is reduced by half (5 minutes).
  • Pour onion/bacon mixture over trout and serve.

Your Own Notes

Nutrition

Serving: 340gCalories: 738.4kcalCarbohydrates: 31.4gProtein: 42.4gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 15.6gCholesterol: 195.1mgSodium: 830.3mgFiber: 4.3gSugar: 2.1g
Keyword < 30 Mins, Stove Top, Trout
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