Stuffed Red Snapper (Pargo Relleno)
- by: Gabyg
- Rating:
- Category: Main Course
- Level: Medium
- Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
1 red snapper of 8 to 10 pounds
4 cloves of garlic
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
2 lemons
2 onions
2 peppers
Stuffing:
2 pounds shrimp
2 lobsters
1 pound ham
¼ pound butter
2 onions
2 tablespoons lemon juice
¼ cup ketchup
¼ cup dry wine
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons flour
Have the attendant at the fish counter clean the fish out or if you like this kind of stuff you can gut it yourself. Make sure thatthe also remove the spine.
remove the spine.
Season the fish with crushed garlic, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Cover with raw onion rings and peppers. Marinate for about 2 hours. Boil the shrimp and the lobster. Ground the seafood with the ham. Saute the chopped onion in hot butter. Add the seafood and ground ham. Stir fry for a few minutes. Add the remaining stuffing ingredients and stir to prevent from sticking. Set it aside.
Stuff the red snapper and secure it with toothpicks. Place it on a well greased baking pan over a potato bed. Cover with the onion rings and the pepper left over from the marinade. Bake at 375ºF for about 1 ½ hour. While you are roasting it, baste frequently with butter or oil.
Yield: | 1 servings | |||
Prep Time: | 0 hr 0 mins | |||
Cook Time: | 1 hr 30 mins | |||
Ready In: | 1 hr 30 mins | |||
Category: | Main Course | |||
Main Ingredient: | Fish | |||
Cooking Method: | Baking |
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Nationality: | Cuba | |||
Recipe Tags: | fish | cuban | red snapper | seafood |
I love the stuffing on this one. You could actually use any fish. I'm making this again next week.
I have had this, I don't know what was in the stuffing, But it was great. I am taking this recipe THANK YOU!