Uncle Don's Baked Fish Creole
- Ready In:
- 52mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup chopped peeled onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped seeded green bell pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 cup canned tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 whole bay leaf
- 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 cups hot water
- 3 lbs orange roughy fillets (see note)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Melt butter over medium-low heat in large, heavy skillet; sauté onion, green pepper and garlic, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix well; continue cooking, stirring often, until flour has browned a bit, about 1 minute.
- Add tomato sauce, parsley, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Gradually stir in hot water. Cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
- Arrange fish in shallow baking pan; cover with sauce.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf prior to serving.
- Note: Any firm-fleshed white fish can be substituted for orange roughly in this recipe.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Iowahorse
United States