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How to Cook Labahita Fillet Creole

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Fish Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Manny

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo Labahita fillet or any large fish fillet
  • 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 1/4 kilo tomatoes sliced
  • 1/2 bay leaf
  • 2 Tbsp. parsley chopped
  • 1 cup stale bread crumbs
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 7 whole black peppercorns
  • 8 thin slices lemon

    Instructions

    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 °C (350 °F) oven for 30-40 minutes.
    • Good for 4 to 6 persons.