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     TROUT-1 - Stuffed trout cooked in a microwave oven
     I prefer fish cooked in  the  microwave  to  ordinary  baked
     fish,  because  it  doesn't  get  dried out.  The texture is
     similar to what you get when you cook fish wrapped in alumi-
     num  foil  outdoors  over  a wood fire.  It's also much less
     work!

INGREDIENTS (Serves 2)

     2         trout, about 250 g each
     15 ml     margarine
     30 ml     lemon juice
     1         green pepper
     1/2          onion
               assorted  seasonings  (salt,  pepper,  bay   leaf,
               basil, dried parsley, etc.)

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Clean and scale the trout.  Wash  carefully.   You
               can leave the heads on if you like.
          (2)  Cut up the green pepper and onion  into  bite-size
               chunks.    If  you're  feeling  experimental,  try
               adding a bit of tomato (or whatever).
          (3)  Melt the margarine  in  a  microwavable  dish  big
               enough to accommodate the fish.  Stir in the lemon
               juice.
          (4)  Roll the fish around in the lemon-butter  mixture,
               and  sprinkle  with  seasonings  to taste. Add the
               vegetables to the dish  (don't  put  them  in  the
               trout yet).
          (5)  Cover loosely to prevent spatters (a  paper  plate
               or  wax  paper  works  fine) and microwave on high
               power for about 7 minutes, or until  the  fish  is
               opaque  and  flaky  and the vegetables are tender.
               Flip the fish over and stir the vegetables once or
               twice  during this time.  Scoop some of the veget-
               ables and sauce into the body cavity before  serv-
               ing.

NOTES

     This recipe is for a standard  600  to  700  watt  microwave
     oven.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy if you know how to clean a trout.  Time:  5
     minutes preparation, 10 minutes cooking.  Precision: No need
     to measure.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Sandra Loosemore
     Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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