Salmon With Rice Stuffing

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped finely
• 2 cups celery, chopped finely
• 2 2/3 cups cooked rice (i use parboiled rice)
• 1/8 green pepper, chopped finely
• 1/8 red pepper, chopped finely
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• salmon
• mayonnaise
• lemon slice
• melted butter
• dry wine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 in a skillet, melt butter and saute onion, garlic, celery and peppers until tender.
• 3 then add the rice and the spices and toss.
• 4 coat inside of fish with a light coating of mayonnaise and then stuff the cavity of the fish but don't pack the stuffing in.
• 5 sew it up with a needle and thread.
• 6 spread a little butter or a lot of mayonnaise over fish and top with 3 or 4 lemon slices.
• 7 wrap loosely in tin foil.
• 8 put it in a broiling pan and cook for 10 minutes per inch of thickness or until cooked and flakes easily with a fork.
• 9 this can be served with additional lemon wedges or you can mix equal portions of melted butter and dry wine for a delicious sauce.