Minted Trout - American Indian(Taos Indian Is Minted Trout)

1. 1

   Mix either garden or fresh wild mint (yerba buena) with 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 cup olive or cooking oil.

2. 2

   Mash the mint with a spoon to release the flavor to the oil.

3. 3

   Then fill the cavity of a trout with the oily mint leaves.

4. 4

   Also wrap the trout with mint leaves and bind with one or two strips of bacon (according to the size of the trout).

5. 5

   Secure the bacon with a round toothpick.

6. 6

   Broil over charcoal, or under a broiler until the bacon is cooked.

7. 7

   The bacon will baste the trout with its oils and flavor and the mint will release its herbal taste to the trout, too.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.