Ingredients:

1 kilo Labahita fillet or any large fish fillet
2 tbsps butter or margarine
2 onions, chopped
2 stalks celery, diced
1 green pepper, chopped
1/2 lb tomatoes, sliced
1/2 bay leaf
2 tbsps parsley, chopped
1 cup stale bread crumbs
1 tsp. salt
7 whole, black peppercorns
8 thin slices lemon

How to cook Labahita Fillet Creole

• Heat butter or margarine in a frying pan and saute the onions, celery, and green pepper for five minutes.
• Add tomatoes, bay leaf and parsley and simmer for ten minutes. Stir in bread crumbs, salt, and peppercorns.
• Arrange half the fish in the bottom of a buttered casserole dish. Cover with part of the tomato mixture and 4 slices of lemon.
• Add the remaining fish and spread over the rest of the sauce and lemon slices. Bake uncovered in a 180 deg C (350 deg F) oven for 30-40 minutes.
• Good for 4 to 6 persons.

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