Cullen's
Baked
Red Fish
Creole
1 large red fish or red snapper
3 cloves garlic, sliced
Flour to coat
Salt and pepper to taste
DRESSING
1 pound raw shrimp
3 ribs celery
4 green onions
1-cup bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
Juice of 2 lemons
Clean fish thoroughly. To prepare for stuffing make an opening from side where
insides have been removed. Season inside and out with salt and pepper. Make
slits on top and insert garlic slices.
Saute shrimp, chopped celery and green onions in oil until limp and shrimp turn
pink. Add a little flour and stir. Simmer about 2 minutes. Add a little
breadcrumb to thicken. Beat in egg and mix well. Cool before stuffing fish.
Stuff fish and close opening with skewers or toothpicks. Squeeze juice of lemons
over the fish.
For the sauce:
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1 small onion, minced
1 bunch green onions, minced
3 cans tomato sauce
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon thyme
Chopped parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
Make the sauce by sautéing onions and green onions until limp. Add other
ingredients and simmer for 15 to 2O minutes. Pour over stuffed fish; baste
often. Bake in a greased pan in a 350-degree oven until fish flakes when touched
with a fork, about 30-45 minutes.
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