Lisa Food Blog : Pecan

Today is National Pecan Day and I am celebrating with two recipes I pulled out from Mom’s recipe box. One’s Fish and the other is chicken enjoy…. Lisa

1 cup lightly toasted pecans, chopped

1 1/2 cups bread crumbs

4 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1 tablespoon chopped rosemary leaves

4 trout fillets

4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature

Horseradish Cream, recipe follows

To make the pecan crusted trout:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Combine all of the dry ingredients, seasonings, and herbs. Brush each trout fillet with the softened butter. Sprinkle the buttered side of each trout fillet with the pecan crust and press firmly with your hand to completely cover each fillet.
Brush a cookie sheet with the remaining butter. Place the un-breaded side of the trout down on the buttered cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the flesh is firm and flaky.

#2 Recipe

3/4 cup Fisher Pecans, finely chopped*
2/3 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 1/4 tsp paprika
3/4 tsp garlic powder**
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 1/2 Tbsp dijon mustard, divided
2 1/2 Tbsp mayonnaise, divided
2 Tbsp honey, divided
4 (6 – 7 oz) boneless skinless chicken breasts

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a 18 by 13-inch baking sheet with foil, place an oven safe cooling rack over on baking sheet and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a shallow dish toss together pecans, breadcrumbs, paprika, garlic powder and season with pepper to taste.
In a small mixing bowl stir together 1 Tbsp dijon mustard, 1 Tbsp mayonnaise and 1/2 Tbsp honey
Pound chicken to even the thickness (about 1/2-inch). Dab dry with paper towels then brush top side of chicken with honey mustard mixture and season with salt.
Transfer one piece of chicken to panko mixture, honey mustard side down, press firm to get mixture to adhere on bottom. Brush top side of chicken piece with honey mustard mixture, season with salt then turn chicken and press to coat. Chicken should be very well covered with mixture, turn and press again on each side to coat well.
Transfer coated chicken to wire rack, repeat process with remaining pieces of chicken, leaving space between them on rack. Add any extra pecan mixture to tops of chicken and press down even. If you have olive oil cooking spray then spray tops of chicken with it (this is optional, just encourages browning of panko).
Bake chicken in oven until cooked through, center should register 165 degrees, about 20 – 25 minutes. If you find pecans are browning too quickly during baking then tent chicken with foil.
Meanwhile in a clean small mixing bowl stir together remaining 1 1/2 dijon mustard, 1 1/2 Tbsp mayonnaise and Drizzle chicken with honey mustard mixture and serve warm. Optionally you can garnish chicken with chopped parsley (about 1 1/2 tsp).