WHO CARES ABOUT the cold—or school—when you can go ice fishing?
And then have a lunch of Bourbon and Pecan-Encrusted Trout.
Yes, I’m a bad parent.
Bourbon & Pecan-Encrusted Trout
1 lb trout fillets
6 oz pecans, chopped
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup bourbon
1/2 cup coffee
6 tbsp brown sugar
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Spread chopped pecans on baking tin and roast for 10 minutes, shaking pan every couple minutes.
2. Combine butter, bourbon, coffee, and brown sugar in sauce pan and bring to boil, stirring. Reduce heat to simmer and whisk for 10 minutes until syrupy.
3. Lay trout fillets skin-side down on greased baking pan. Brush on sauce, then cover with pecans. Drizzle more sauce over pecan-encrusted fish to taste.
4. Cover with foil and bake for 10 minutes. Remove foil and bake a few minutes longer, careful not to overcook and dry out fillets. Serve with wild rice and a good Chardonnay, or just continue working on that open bottle of bourbon.
You can’t learn everything in school. If your son can’t spell a word, he can look it up in the dictionary. That’s what they’re for, right? But I’m sure he’ll remember this adventure when he’s old and grey.
Great trout recipe can’t wait looks great you look like your doing a good job Daddy.
You might just be the best father ever.
I’m glad to see some parents are teaching their kids about food systems.
Very bad parent! Just kidding, that is great parenting. Some lessons can’t come from book learnin’.
You’re on the list for best parent in the world. The recipe looks great – I do something similar with salmon, pecans, butter and real maple syrup. Delicious@
Why couldn’t you have been my dad? LOL
Thanks everyone for your comments. I’ll keep them on file in case CPS is notified. Riley was back in school today, ready to deliver his presentation on “Ants of the Amazon,” so ice fishing is just a good memory now.
Oh man, talk about fun. That is brilliant parenting, not bad. Some things just cannot be learned at school.
Wow, that reminds me so much of when I lived in Canada! Such a lovely combination of flavors for the trout!
Beautiful pictures of you are your kids!!
That is great. I think you get the parent of the year award. I grew up in Colorado ice fishing every winter. I miss it terribly!
Excellent…as a Canadian I can say yay for ice fishing. The trout looks super yummy.