Baked Red Snapper Recipe
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Ingredients
1 four-pound red snapper
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2/3 cup butter
1 small onion, chopped
4 cups fine stale bread crumbs
1 cup chopped cucumber
2 teaspoons capers or chopped sour pickle
3/4 teaspoon powdered sage
1/2 cup white wine
Salt pork or bacon slices
Directions
1. Preheat oven to hot (400° F.).
2. Sprinkle the fish inside with salt and pepper.
3. In a skillet heat one-third cup of the butter, add the onion and brown lightly. Add the crumbs, cucumber, capers, sage and half the wine and mix. Stuff the fish with the mixture and close with skewers and string.
4. Place the fish in a well-greased shallow pan lined with foil Cut gashes at one-serving intervals and place a piece of salt pork or bacon in each. Brush with the remaining butter and pour the remaining wine over the top.
5. Bake, uncovered, until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, about fifty minutes. Baste frequently with the drippings in the pan or with additional butter and wine.
2. Sprinkle the fish inside with salt and pepper.
3. In a skillet heat one-third cup of the butter, add the onion and brown lightly. Add the crumbs, cucumber, capers, sage and half the wine and mix. Stuff the fish with the mixture and close with skewers and string.
4. Place the fish in a well-greased shallow pan lined with foil Cut gashes at one-serving intervals and place a piece of salt pork or bacon in each. Brush with the remaining butter and pour the remaining wine over the top.
5. Bake, uncovered, until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, about fifty minutes. Baste frequently with the drippings in the pan or with additional butter and wine.
