Baked Fish Creole | James Beard Foundation

Baked Fish Creole | James Beard Foundation

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James Beard originally called for whole redfish in this recipe, but since the fish, a native of the Gulf of Mexico near the Louisiana coast, has been nearly wiped out by overfishing, we have...

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Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 3 cups canned or fresh cooked tomatoes, puréed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 1/2-3 lbs. red snapper or striped bass fillet(s)
  • 2 hard-cooked eggs, roughly chopped
  • Sliced black olives

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