Trailside Trout with Walnut-Herb Stuffing

Great for those backpacking trips to trout-stocked lakes. It's like having a gourmet meal in the wilderness.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 533 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 2 cups cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons minced walnut pieces
• ¼ cup chopped watercress leaves
• 4 whole trout

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

At home: Mix cracker crumbs, walnuts, and dill in a resealable plastic bag. Store oil, watercress, water onion, parsley, and soy sauce in individual bags and containers and combine them in a larger, self-sealing plastic bag labeled with recipe instructions.

Step 2

On the trail: Place onion in a skillet with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Cook and stir over low to medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add parsley and water. Cover and steam for a minute or so; stir in the watercress.

Step 3

Combine the cracker-walnut mixture with the onion-parsley mixture in a medium bowl to make the stuffing. Stir in soy sauce.

Step 4

Stuff each trout with 1/4 of the walnut-herb stuffing. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add trout to skillet, cover, and cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes per side.