Trout with lentils, bacon, and green beans

May 4, 2021

¼ lb maple-smoked bacon, diced (we use Beck & Bulow wild boar bacon, which is lean enough that I need to put some oil in the pan)
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp maple syrup
2 Trout fillets
1 C red split lentils
½ C green beans (frozen will work, fresh are better)
3 C water
⅓ tsp red chile powder (to taste)

Sauté diced bacon in 2 or 3 quart saucepan.
Mix soy & maple syrup in a small bowl and set aside.
When bacon is cooked, but not crispy, pull bacon from saucepan and set aside. If there’s significant grease, save it for some biscuits.
Put 3C warm water in saucepan, deglazing the pan & bring water to a boil.
Place trout, skin down, on broiler pan and coat flesh side of trout with maple/soy mix.
Broil trout, 9 minutes @ 400F, or 7-8 minutes if you don’t have a temperature setting on your broiler.
Put lentils & beans in boiling water, and reduce to a simmer – simmer for 7-9 minutes, until lentils are done.
Pull trout from broiler, and sprinkle with chile
Add bacon to lentils.
Serve and eat. Enjoy.

Total time, about 25 minutes.