Baked Fish

Ingredients

• Select whole fish or fillets appropriate for baking (shad, bass, bluefish, flounder, etc.)
• If desired, baste twice during baking with | part melted butter and 2 parts water.
• 1% cups browned bread cubes
• /2 cup chopped celery
• 1 tablespoon green pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced onion

Method

1. 1

   Place fish in baking pan in oven at 375 degrees and bake 15-20 minutes per pound.

2. 2

   When baking whole fish: rub salt inside.

3. 3

   Cut 3 or 4 deep gashes in each side of fish.

4. 4

   Stuff with moist dressing made of browned bread cubes, chopped celery, green pepper, and minced onion with melted butter.

5. 5

   Pull fish together and fasten with strong wooden picks.

6. 6

   Lace with string to hold in dressing.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Seafood cookery from Carteret County kitchens (1900) by N.C.) Home Demonstration Clubs (Carteret County, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BAKED FISH Select whole fish or fillets appropriate for baking (shad, bass, bluefish, flounder, etc.). Place fish in baking pan in oven at 375 degrees and bake 15-20 minutes per pound. If desired, baste twice during baking with | part melted but- ter and 2 parts water. When baking whole fish: rub salt inside. Cut 3 or 4 deep gashes in each side of fish. Stuff with moist dressing made of 1% cups browned bread cubes, /2 cup chopped celery, 1 tablespoon green pepper, and 1 tablespoon minced onion

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