Baked Stuffed Rock Fish

Ingredients

• 1 rock fish
• salt
• black pepper
• cayenne pepper
• bread stuffing
• butter
• parsley
• thyme
• 1 egg
• water
• flour
• butter for basting

Method

1. 1 Rub the fish inside and out with salt, black pepper, and a dust of cayenne.
2. 2 Prepare a stuffing of bread, butter, pepper, salt, parsley, and thyme. Mix in an egg.
3. 3 Fill the fish with the stuffing and sew it up or tie a string around it.
4. 4 Place the fish in a deep pan with half a pint of water. Dust with flour and baste with butter.
5. 5 Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for 1.5 hours for a large fish, or 30 minutes for small ones.