Stuffings for Fish
2 cups fine soft bread crumbs/cubes
1 tsp grated onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp melted butter
2 tbsp water
Combine ingredients lightly but thoroughly. Stuffing for 3 to 4 pound fish.
Mushroom Stuffing
Omit lemon juice. Cook 1/2 to 1 cup sliced mushrooms in butter before combining with remaining ingredients.
Savory Stuffing
Omit lemon juice. Add 2 tbsp minced parsley, 1/4 tsp savory seasoning and 1/4 tsp celery seed.
Spicy Stuffing
Omit celery. Add 2 tbsp chopped green pepper and 1/4 tsp mace.
Sweet Pickle Stuffing (good with Pike)
Omit lemon juice. Add 1/4 cup chopped sweet pickle. Especially good with pike and other white-fleshed fish.
Vegetable Stuffing
Omit lemon juice and water. Increase salt to 1 tsp and use 1/2 cup ground onion instead of 1 tsp. Add 3/4 cup ground uncooked carrots.
Dill Stuffing
3 cups soft bread crumbs/cubes
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
3 tbsp minced onion
1/3 cup melted butter
1/4 cup chopped dill pickle
2 tbsp chopped parsley
Mix bread crumbs/cubes with seasonings and onion; add butter slowly and toss stuffing with a fork until mixed. Add dill pickle and parsley. Stuffing for 4-pound fish.
Shrimp Stuffing (especially good for Trout)
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tbsp water
1 tsp anchovy paste
1 cup soft bread crumbs/cubes
2 tsp chopped olives
1/4 cup minced boiled shrimp
1/4 tsp grated onion
1 tbsp lemon juice
Heat butter, water and anchovy paste together until butter is melted. Add to bread crumbs/cubes with remaining ingredients. Especially good stuffing for trout. Stuffing for 3 to 4 pound fish.
Oyster or Clam Stuffing
1/2 cup chopped oysters or clams
2 cups fine cracker crumbs
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp salt
2 tsp chopped pickle
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup water
Mix ingredients in order given, adding more water if stuffing seems dry. Oyster or clam liquor may be substituted for part of the water. stuffing for 3 to 4 pound fish.
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