Red Snapper Baked Alaska Style

From Paul Kandel on allrecipes.com.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon butter
• 2  lbs red snapper fillets
•  salt
•  white pepper
• 2  egg whites
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh parsley
•  Dijon mustard
• 1  teaspoon dried tarragon
• 3  tablespoons  fresh breadcrumbs

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Spread butter into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. Arrange fish fillets in a single layer over the bottom of the pan, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4. 2 Bake for about 12 minutes in the preheated oven.
5. Meanwhile, whip egg whites in a clean dry bowl until stiff peaks form.
6. Fold in the parsley, mustard and tarragon.
7. Spread the egg white mixture over the fish in a layer about 1 inch thick.
8. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the top.
9. 3 Return to the oven, and bake for about 6 more minutes, or until meringue is golden, and fish flakes with a fork.