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Ingredients
- Clean and scale fish. Head and tail may or may not be cut off.
Preparation
Step 1
Sprinkle all over with salt and pepper, rub with melted butter. Place strips of bacon around fish and make a boat of aluminum foil.
Place fish on its belly in a greased pan and put into preheated hot oven (550 degrees). Bake for 15 minutes until it has begun to brown.
Reduce heat to medium (350 degrees and bake until done, allowing an additional 10 minutes for each pound up to 4 pounds, and then 5 minutes for each additional pound. Lift fish and place on hot platter, remove foil. Garnish to taste and serve.