Baked Mullet With Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 3-lb. mullet
• 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp. catsup
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 6 tbsp. melted butter
• 1/2 lemon, finely sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 cups canned tomatoes
• Dash red pepper

Method

1. 1

   Dredge mullet inside and out with flour, salt, and pepper.

2. 2

   Place in a baking pan with melted butter.

3. 3

   Simmer chopped onion, chopped celery and chopped green pepper for 15 minutes.

4. 4

   Add tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, catsup, chili powder, lemon, bay leaves, garlic, salt and red pepper.

5. 5

   Simmer until celery is very tender.

6. 6

   Press these ingredients through a potato ricer.

7. 7

   Pour the sauce around the fish.

8. 8

   Bake the fish in a moderate oven (350° F.) for about 45 minutes.

9. 9

   Baste frequently with sauce.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Seafood cookery in North Carolina (1960) by North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development, page 2. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Baked Mullet With Tomato Sauce 1 3-lb. mullet 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce Salt and pepper 1 tbsp. catsup Flour 1 tsp. chili powder 6 tbsp. melted butter Vi lemon, finely sliced I/^ cup chopped onion 2 bay leaves 2 cups chopped celery 1 clove minced garlic Va cup chopped green pepper 1 tsp. solt 3 cups canned tomatoes Dash red pepper Dredge mullet inside and out with flour, salt, and pepper. Place in a baking pan with melted butter. Simmer chopped onion, chop- ped celery and chopped green pepper for 15 minutes. Add toma- toes, Worcestershire sauce, catsup, chili powder, lemon, bay leaves, garlic, salt and red pepper. Simmer until celery is very tender. Press these ingredients through a potato ricer. Pour the sauce around the fish. Bake the fish in a moderate oven (350° F.) for about 45 minutes. Baste frequently with sauce. Fried Fish 2 lbs. fillets, steaks or pan-dressed 1 egg fish 1 tbsp. milk or water 1 tsp. salt

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.