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Bacon and Crab Stuffed Walleye Fillet & Watermelon Sour hero

Bacon and Crab Stuffed Walleye Fillet & Watermelon Sour

Prep Time
20 Mins
Total Time
30 Mins
Yield
1 Serving

What you’ll need

for The Watermelon Sour

  • 50ml Bulleit Bourbon

  • 80ml Fresh Watermelon Juice

  • 20ml Fresh Lemon Juice

  • 20ml Simple Syrup

  • 30ml Top with Soda Water

for the Bacon and Crab Stuffed Walleye Fillet

  • 8 Walleye Fillets

  • 10 oz Crab Meat

  • 1 Cup Panko Bread Crumbs

  • 1 Tbs Lemon Zest

  • 1 Tbs Lemon Juice

  • 1 Tbs Chopped Parsley

  • 2 Tsp Chopped Thyme

  • 2 Tsp Chopped Tarragon

  • 1 Cup Bacon Lardons, Cooked & Drained

  • 3 Tbs Butter

  • 1 Tsp Minced Garlic

  • 2 Tsp Salt

  • 1 Tsp Black Pepper

Preparation

Making the Watermelon Sour

  • Shake all ingredients but soda with ice. Strain over fresh ice. Top with soda water

Making the Bacon and Crab Stuffed Walleye Fillet

In a bowl mix crab meat, thyme, tarragon, bacon, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup panko crumbs. Evenly distribute the mixture over 4 of the fillets and top each with remaining fish fillets

  • In a pan, toast panko, garlic and butter until golden brown and sprinkle evenly over each piece of fish.

  • Wrap each of the four servings individually in foil. Place foil packets on preheated grill, and cook until fish flakes easily with a fork (about 8-10 minutes on each side)