Paella Stuffed Red Snapper
- 8 pounds red snapper fillets cleaned, chopped, dressed
- 2 Tbls butter
- 1 each limes
- 2 cups rice, cooked
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup almonds toasted, slivered
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 each limes for garnish, cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup cilantro fresh, snipped
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 pound chorizo sausage links, skinned, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
- 6 ounces shrimp frozen, medium, cooked
- 1 cup onions
- 2 cloves garlic chopped fine
- 2 each serrano chiles seeded
- Prepare the Paella stuffing first.
- Cook the sausage, onion, garlic and chile peppers in the butter in a (10 inch) skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sausage is done (about 10 minutes).
- Drain.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients.
- Set aside - keep warm.
- Prepare the fish.
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
- Rub the cavity of the fish with the lime.
- Fill with the Paella stuffing.
- Skewer the cavity closed.
- Lace with string.
- Place in a large broiler pan without the rack.
- Mix the butter and lime juice.
- Bake the fish, uncovered, basting occasionally with the lime juice and butter mixture, until the fish flakes easily with a fork (about 1 1/2 hours).
- Serve garnished with lime wedges.
red snapper, butter, limes, rice, butter, almonds, lime juice, cilantro, tomato sauce, sausage links, saffron threads, shrimp, onions, garlic, serrano chiles
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/paella-stuffed-red-snapper-47670 (may not work)