Lemon-Rice Stuffed Salmon - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole salmon, dressed
Stuffing
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
3/4 cup mushroom, sliced
1/8 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
lemon pepper, to taste
2/3 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 cup cooked rice
2 tablespoons cooked rice
1/2 cup green onion, chopped
3 tablespoons pimiento, diced
lemon slice (optional)
parsley (optional)

Preparation

Rinse fish.
Remove head and tail, if desired.
Set fish aside while preparing stuffing.
Heat butter in frying pan; add celery and mushrooms and saute about 5 minutes.
Add seasonings, water and lemon juice.
Bring to a boil and mix in uncooked rice.
Add green onions and pimiento.
Cover stuffing; remove from heat and let stand about 5 minutes.
Pat fish dry and fill cavity with stuffing.
Wrap fish in foil.
Place in a shallow baking pan.
Bake in a 400\u00b0F oven about 30 to 40 minutes, or until fish flakes when tested with a fork.
Remove upper skin and bones, if desired.
Garnish with lemon slices and parsley.