Categories: Fish- Seafood
Ingredients
- 1 3 lb. fish
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup deiced celery
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 cup soft bread crumbs
- 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
- 1/4 tsp. savory seasoning
- 1 Tbsp. water
- Flour Paprika
Directions
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Sprinkle fish lightly inside and outside with salt and pepper. Cook onion, celery and mushrooms in butter until tender.
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Combine with remaining ingredients except flour and paprika. Fill fish cavity with stuffing. Sew opening together with a needle and coarse thread. Brush fish generously with additional soft butter or oil; coat with flour.
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Sprinkle with paprika. Cut 3 or 4 gashes in skin on both sides of the fish to prevent cracking. Place fish in a pan lined with aluminum foil that has been greased.
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Place fish in a pan lined with aluminum foil that has been greased. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes per inch of stuffed thickness. Baste several times with a mixture of 2 parts of water and one part of butter or oil.
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Place fish on a hot platter; remove thread. Garnish with sprigs of parsley and lemon slices, if desired.