Baked Pike

• 3 -4 lbs whole pike, cleaned (leave on head and tail)
• 8 slices dry bread
• 2 tablespoons bacon fat
• 1 cup tomatoes, cooked (canned is fine)
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• salt
• paprika
• 1/4 cup flour
• 6 bay leaves
• lemon, for garnish
• parsley, for garnish

1. Rub fish with salt and chill for 3 hours.
2. Soak bread in cold water until soft, press out water and add bacon fat, tomatoes and seasonings.
3. Wash pike; stuff and fasten opening securely with toothpicks or lace with cooking string and dredge with flour.
4. Preheat oven to 375F and grease a baking pan.
5. Place fish in prepared baking pan with 3 bay leaves beneath and 3 on top.
6. Bake, allowing about 10 minutes per pound for fish under 4 pounds.
7. At the end of 15 minutes baking, sprinkle lightly with salt and paprika.
8. Garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.

bread, bacon fat, tomatoes, poultry seasoning, salt, paprika, flour, bay leaves, lemon, parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-pike-319179 (may not work)