3066. WHOLE TROUT stuffed with PEA PODS, MUSHROOMS and SCRAMBLED EGGS broiled in BACON

4 medium trout
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped Chinese pea pods
bacon

Slit the trout open along the back, between the head and tail, carefully removing the bones and entrails. Sprinkle the trout with salt.

Beat the eggs and season with salt. Add the chopped mushrooms and pea pods. Scramble the mixture, but do not allow to become too dry. Remove to a dish and allow to cool.

Stuff the egg and vegetable mixture into the trout. Wrap each fish spirally with a strip of bacon, securing with toothpicks. Broil the trout slowly until done, turning once. Remove the toothpicks before serving.


bacon recipe courtesy of: Japanese Cuisine: A Culinary Tour, by John D. Keys. Tokyo & Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1966, p. 71