Baked Columbia River Salmon - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs whole salmon, cleaned and scaled
2 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon salt
Stuffing
1/4 cup milk
2 cups breadcrumbs (soft)
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, peeled and minced
1 stalk celery, minced
1 egg, well beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon sage

Preparation

For the stuffing: Pour milk over bread crumbs.
Melt butter; add onions and brown.
Pour into bread crumbs.
Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
Preheat oven to 350F and grease a baking dish.
For the fish: rub the fish inside and out with salt; brush the outside of the fish with oil and place in baking dish.
Fill fish with stuffing; close opening and bake approximately 15 minutes per pound.