Baked Stuffed Fish With Bread Crumb Filling

Ingredients

• 1 whole fish (cleaned, head and tail on, eyes and fins removed)
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 small onion, grated
• 1 egg
• Additional shortening for rubbing
• Flour for dusting
• Boiling water for basting

Method

1. 1 Mix bread crumbs, 3 tablespoons shortening, salt, paprika, grated onion, and egg to create the filling.
2. 2 Stuff the fish with the mixture and fasten the opening with string or toothpicks.
3. 3 Place fish in a baking dish, rub generously with shortening, and dust with flour.
4. 4 Bake in a 425°F oven for approximately 18 minutes per pound plus 20 minutes, basting every 15 minutes with boiling water.