Lake Trout with Fingerling Potatoes and Bacon

This recipe comes from Food and Wine and Paul Kahan:  https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/lake-trout-with-fingerling-potatoes-and-bacon

Ingredients

• 20 fingerling potatoes (1 1/2 pounds)
• 1/4 pound thickly sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 leeks, white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• Four 5-ounce skinless lake trout fillets
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1 1/2 cups dry white wine
• 1 tablespoon chopped thyme 

How to Make It

Step 1    

In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.

Step 2    

In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp, about 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels and wipe out the pan. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in the skillet, add the leeks and cook over low heat, stirring, until softened, about 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 3    

Heat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet. Season the trout fillets with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in the skillet. Add the trout and cook over high heat until browned on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Turn the trout. Add the wine, potatoes, leeks and the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter. Simmer over low heat until the trout is barely done, about 4 minutes. Transfer the fish to warmed, shallow bowls. Simmer the vegetables until the wine taste mellows, about 4 minutes. Add the bacon and thyme and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the vegetables and sauce around the trout and serve at once.