R is for Rockfish
A Fish That Changes Colour
The Rockfish is found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, they change colour as they grow older, in youth they are a pinky red and as they enter adulthood change to a bright orange, and as they enter old age they fade to a pale yellow, they weigh up to 39lbs and grow to about three feet in length, they eat small fish and can be fried, grilled or steamed.
Stuffed Rockfish
2 Eggs
4oz Butter
2 cups plain Bread Crumbs.
Half Teaspoon Salt.
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
Half teaspoon Mustard Powder
3 Tablespoons Parsley
Half Teaspoon Sage
3 Celery Sticks
1 small Onion.
4 large Rockfish Fillets [leave the skins on]
Instructions.
- [1] Beat the eggs.
- [2] Finely chop the parsley.
- [3] Finely chop the sage.
- [4] Finely chop the celery sticks.
- [5] Peel and finely chop the onion.
- [6] Melt the butter in a pan and in it place the chopped onion and celery.
- [7] Cook the vegetables until they are soft and tender.
- [8] In a bowl place the eggs and add the breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, mustard powder, parsley, and sage, mix well.
- [9] Remove the pan from the heat .
- [10] Pour the onion and celery into the bowl with the other ingredients and mix well.
- [11] Lightly grease a baking dish.
- [12] In the dish place side by side two of the Rockfish fillets. [skins down]
- [13] Spread the mixture over both of the Rockfish fillets.
- [14] Place the two remaining rockfish fillets on top of the mixture [ skin side up]
- [15] Place the dish into the oven and bake for forty five minutes at 350
- [16] Remove the baking dish from the oven.
- [17] Remove the rockfish fillets from the baking dish onto a serving plate
- [18] Serve and enjoy.
Serves Four
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