INGREDIENTS
2 whole weakfish, gutted,
¼ cup butter softened
1 cup ham, finely chopped
1 cup green onion, thinly sliced
½ cup green olives stuffed with pimiento, finely chopped
Flour
Salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Rinse fish thoroughly and pat dry with paper towels.
Put a wide shallow baking pan in the oven to preheat.
Make stuffing by combining softened butter, ham, green onions and olives.
Mix well.
Divide evenly between the fish and place the stuffing in the fish gut cavity.
Coat the fish with flour and shake off the excess; place fish on wax paper or work surface.
Remove baking pan from the oven and melt enough butter in the preheated pan to cover the bottom of the pan.
Lay fish in the butter and turn to coat both sides.
Bake for at least 20 minutes or more depending on thickness and size of the weakfish (10 minutes per inch and add 5 minutes for the stuffing).
Fish is done when flaked with a fork and opaque to the bone.
Serves 4.