Baked Red Snapper Florida Style Recipe
Ingredients
| Red snapper - 1 whole (5 to 7 pounds) | ||
| Onion | 1 Medium, minced | |
| Green pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm) | |
| Bacon fat - as required | ||
| Soft stale-bread crumbs - 2 cups | ||
| Fresh dill or dill seed - as required, chopped | ||
| Eggs | 3 | |
| Bacon Slices | 6 | |
| Red wine | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Tomato Paste | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1 To taste | |
| Pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Parsley - as required, chopped | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2) Clean the red snapper and split open with the head portion intact.
MAKING
3) In a skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in 3 tablespoons bacon fat for 5 minutes.
4) Stir in the bread crumbs and chopped fresh dill to taste.
5) Stir in the beaten eggs, mix thoroughly.
6) Stuff the red snapper with the onion mixture and secure with toothpicks.
7) In a greased shallow baking pan, place the stuffed fish, cover with the bacon slices and pour in 1 cup red wine.
8) Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
9) Transfer the fish to a hot platter and keep aside.
FINALIZING
10) In the skillet drippings, blend in the flour, stir in rest of the wine and tomato paste.
11) Stir constantly and cook, until smooth and thickened.
12) Season with the salt, pepper and parsley to taste.
SERVING
13) Spoon over the sauce and serve the Baked Red Snapper Florida Style immediately.
1) Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2) Clean the red snapper and split open with the head portion intact.
MAKING
3) In a skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in 3 tablespoons bacon fat for 5 minutes.
4) Stir in the bread crumbs and chopped fresh dill to taste.
5) Stir in the beaten eggs, mix thoroughly.
6) Stuff the red snapper with the onion mixture and secure with toothpicks.
7) In a greased shallow baking pan, place the stuffed fish, cover with the bacon slices and pour in 1 cup red wine.
8) Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
9) Transfer the fish to a hot platter and keep aside.
FINALIZING
10) In the skillet drippings, blend in the flour, stir in rest of the wine and tomato paste.
11) Stir constantly and cook, until smooth and thickened.
12) Season with the salt, pepper and parsley to taste.
SERVING
13) Spoon over the sauce and serve the Baked Red Snapper Florida Style immediately.
Chef
