Stuffed Snapper

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Preheat your oven to 200°C.
2. Step 2

   Clean the snapper thoroughly, cut it open down the middle, and remove the backbone.
3. Step 3

   Place the fish in a baking dish. Season it with minced garlic, salt, pepper, and lemon juice
4. Step 4

   Cover with sliced onions and refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. Step 5

   Boil the shrimp and chop it together with the cooked ham.
6. Step 6

   In a pan, sauté the chopped onions in butter. Add the chopped shrimp and ham mixture. Cook for a few minutes.
7. Step 7

   Add the ketchup, dry wine, Worcestershire sauce, flour, and lemon juice. Stir and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let it rest.
8. Step 8

   Take the fish out of the refrigerator. Fill it with the shrimp mixture and close it using toothpicks.
9. Step 9

   Place it back in the baking dish. Add sliced potatoes and the chili peppers from the marinade.
10. Step 10

    Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for about 1 hour, occasionally basting with the cooking juices.
11. Step 11

    Serve the baked snapper with the potatoes, onions, and lemon slices.