Whitefish With Orange Rice Stuffing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 lb) fresh white fish
salt
butter, Melted
Stuffing
1/4 cup butter
1 cup celery & leaves, chopped
3 tablespoons onions, chopped
2 tablespoons orange rind, grated
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup rice, cooked

Preparation

Clean fish, removing scales and fins.
Remove head and tail and wash and dry fish.
Sprinkle inside with salt.
Prepare stuffing: Melt 1/4 cup butter in medium saucepan.
Add celery, onion, and orange rind and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
Add salt, orange, and lemon juice and 3/4 cup water.
Bring to a rolling boil and add rice.
Stir, cover and remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.
Stuff fish loosely and fasten opening with small skewers or toothpicks and lace with string.
Place fish on a greased baking dish and brush with melted butter.
Measure stuffed fish at the thickest part and bake in 450F oven for 10 minutes per inch of thickness.