Snapper With Garden Vegetables Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 whole red snapper (about 2 pounds), dressed, with head and tail on | ||
| Lime juice | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1 Tablespoon | |
| 1/2 cup celery cut into matchstick-thin strips | ||
| 1/2 cup carrot cut into matchstick-thin strips | ||
| 1/2 cup zucchini cut into matchstick-thin strips | ||
| Cream of celery | 1 Can (10oz), condensed | |
| Milk | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| 2 tablespoons roasted red pepper or pimento cut into strips | ||
Directions
1. Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towel. Pierce eyes with toothpick. Brush fish inside and out with lime juice; set aside.
2. In medium microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, celery and carrot. Cover with vented plastic wrap; microwave on high 2 minutes. Stir in zucchini. Cover; microwave 1 minute or until vegetables are tender-crisp. Stir 1/3 cup of the soup into vegetables.
3. Place fish on large microwave-safe platter. Spoon vegetables into cavity of fish. Cover with vented plastic wrap; microwave at 50% power 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with fork, rotating dish twice during cooking. Let stand, covered, while preparing sauce.
4. To make sauce: In medium microwave-safe bowl, stir remaining soup until smooth; stir in milk, garlic and red pepper. Cover with vented plastic wrap; microwave on high 3 minutes or until hot and bubbling, stirring once during cooking. Spoon some sauce over fish; pass remainder.
2. In medium microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, celery and carrot. Cover with vented plastic wrap; microwave on high 2 minutes. Stir in zucchini. Cover; microwave 1 minute or until vegetables are tender-crisp. Stir 1/3 cup of the soup into vegetables.
3. Place fish on large microwave-safe platter. Spoon vegetables into cavity of fish. Cover with vented plastic wrap; microwave at 50% power 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with fork, rotating dish twice during cooking. Let stand, covered, while preparing sauce.
4. To make sauce: In medium microwave-safe bowl, stir remaining soup until smooth; stir in milk, garlic and red pepper. Cover with vented plastic wrap; microwave on high 3 minutes or until hot and bubbling, stirring once during cooking. Spoon some sauce over fish; pass remainder.
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