# Oven Roast Fish

A delicious and flavorful stuffed roasted snapper fish, perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 snappers
- vinegar
- lemon juice
- paprika
- fish seasoning
- all purpose seasoning
- black pepper
- pimento seed
- scallion
- garlic
- hot pepper
- onion
- green bell pepper
- red bell pepper
- yellow bell pepper
- carrot
- okra
- pakchoi
- olive oil
- scotch bonnet pepper
- butter

## Instructions

1. Wash and clean the snappers with vinegar and lemon juice.
2. Season the fish generously with a mixture of paprika, fish seasoning, all purpose seasoning, and black pepper, ensuring to rub it into the incisions and belly.
3. Set the seasoned fish aside.
4. Smash pimento seeds and set aside.
5. Cut the scallions as desired.
6. Mash some garlic.
7. Slice the onion thinly.
8. Cut green, red, and yellow bell peppers.
9. Cut carrots into matchstick shapes.
10. Add okra and pakchoi to the chopped vegetables.
11. Heat some olive oil in a pot.
12. Add bell peppers, onions, and garlic to the heated pot and sauté for 2-3 minutes until softened.
13. Add pimento seeds, scotch bonnet pepper, okra, and pakchoi to the pot.
14. Coat the vegetables well and allow them to steam down a little.
15. Season the vegetables with leftover all purpose seasoning and taste to adjust seasoning.
16. Allow the vegetable mixture to cool down for about five minutes.
17. Lay down foil paper and parchment paper, then place a fish on top.
18. Add the vegetable filling inside the fish and on top.
19. Add a few slices of butter.
20. Wrap up the fish tightly.
21. Repeat the stuffing and wrapping process for the next fish.
22. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
23. Place the wrapped fish in a baking pan.
24. Bake the fish in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes.

## Equipment

- foil paper
- parchment paper
- baking pan
- pot
- oven

## Tips

- Make incisions in the fish for better seasoning penetration.
- Don't overcook the fish; 30-35 minutes is the sweet spot.
- This is a one-pan, carbless dinner option.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-05-14

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