Baked stuffed red snapper sl
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Fresh shrimp; peeled and deveined |
| 1 | large | Onion; chopped |
| 2 | cloves | Garlic; minced |
| 1 | tablespoon | Shortening; melted |
| ¼ | cup | Water |
| 6 | slices | Bread |
| 1 | small | Green pepper; finely chopped |
| 2 | tablespoons | Fresh parsley; chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Celery; chopped |
| ¾ | pint | Fresh oysters; drained and |
| 2 | larges | Onions; finely chopped |
| 2 | cloves | Garlic; minced |
| 1 | each | Green pepper; finely chopped |
| 2 | tablespoons | Fresh parsley; chopped |
| 2 | eaches | Bay leaves chopped |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1 | each | Bay leaf |
| 1 | dash | Dried whole thyme |
| 8 | eaches | Red snapper fillets (about 4 pounds) |
| Creole sauce (see below) | ||
| Fresh parsley sprigs (optional) | ||
| 1 | dash | Dried whole thyme |
| 1 | tablespoon | Shortening; melted |
| 1 | tablespoon | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | each | 16-ounce can tomatoes; undrained and chopped |
Directions
CREOLE SAUCE
Saute shrimpp, onion, and garlic in shortening in a large skillet about 15 minutes over medium heat.
Sprinkle water over bread; mash and add to shrimp mixture. Add next 8 ingredients; simmer 10 minutes.
Place 4 fillets on a large broiler pan; evenly spoon one-fourth of stuffing mixture on each fillet. Top with reserved fillets, and fasten with wooden picks. Pour Creole Sauce over stuffed fillets.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until fillets flake easily when tested with a fork.
Transfer stuffed fillets to a large serving platter; garnish with fresh parsley sprigs, if desired.
NOTE: 1 (5 to 7 pound) red snapper may be substituted for the fillets.
Creole Sauce directions:
Saute first 6 ingredients in shortening in a large skillet about 15 minutes over low heat. Add flour, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in tomatoes; simmer 10 minutes. Yield: about 2-½ cups.
"From the Cane River" (Northern Louisiana) _Company's Coming!_ Southern Living/Southern Heritage Oxmoor House, 1983 ISBN 0-8487-0603-X Typos by Jeff Pruett Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 09-01-95