Hemingway'S Trout

• 2 whole trout, bone in or boned, head on or off
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 pieces thick cut smoked bacon
• 1 lemon, thin sliced in 1/2 moons
• 2-3 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup fine ground cornmeal of excellent quality
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• salt & pepper

1. Soak fish in buttermilk for an hour. This is not necessary if your fish are very fresh, as in just-caught.
2. In a large cast iron skillet, render the bacon over low heat until it is about 1/2 cooked. Remove the bacon and drain on paper towels.
3. On a plate, or in a shallow dish, stir together the cornmeal, flour, cayenne and a healthy pinch of salt.
4. Remove the fish from the buttermilk and set on a work surface. Divide the lemon slices and place half inside the cavity of each fish, overlapping the slices, and then sprinkling with parsley, salt and pepper.
5. Wrap a slice of partially cooked bacon around each fish. Roll the fish in the cornmeal mixture.
6. Heat the bacon fat up again until it is very hot. Slip in the fish and cook 4-6 minutes per side, or until crisp and cooked through. The time will need to be adjusted depending on whether the fish is boned.

trout, buttermilk, bacon, lemon, italian parsley, flour, ground cornmeal, cayenne, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/2473-hemingway-s-trout (may not work)