Baked Stuffed Bass By Frankie
Baked Stuffed Bass By Frankie
Preparation Time:20 minutes
Cooking Time:45-60 minutes
Level of Difficulty:Easy
Ingredients
- Bass, cleaned (about 3 to 4 pounds)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- melted butter
- Stuffing:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 4 cups dry bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning, or dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Method
- Dry fish; sprinkle inside with salt and pepper.
- Place fish on well-greased baking pan.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat and sauté onion and celery until tender.
- In a mixing bowl, combine sautéed mixture with bread crumbs, parsley, beaten egg, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Mix well and add a few tablespoons of water if the mixture seems very dry.
- Stuff fish loosely and brush with melted butter.
- Bake at 350° for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
