Ukrainian Christmas Eve Stuffed Fish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 lb) whole fish (salmon, whitefish or pickerel )
STUFFING
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup finely chopped celery
2 cups dry breadcrumbs
1/3 teaspoon ground sage
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
fresh ground pepper
GARNISH
lemon wedge
fresh parsley

Preparation

Scale and clean fish.
Prepare stuffing: In a large fry pan, heat oil and saute onion and celery until transparent, about 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in breadcrumbs, sage, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper to taste and 1/4 cup water.
Stuff fish and sew up opening. Brush outside with oil. Place on a large baking sheet or jelly roll pan and bake in 400\u00b0F oven, allowing 10 minutes per inch of thickness (measured at the thickest point).
Serve on a hot platter, garnished with lemon wedges and parsley. Makes 8 servings.