Whole Snapper Recipe | Epicurious

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 Spanish onions, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 large cloves garlic, peeled and chopped, plus 4 cloves whole garlic, peeled
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 2 (4-pound) whole red snappers, cleaned, with head and tail intact
• 1 small tomato, sliced
• 2 ribs celery, halved crosswise
• Juice of 10 Key limes or small thin-skinned limes, plus 4 limes cut into quarters for serving
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 (12- by 18-inch or larger) roasting pan