Baked Columbia River Salmon

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 lbs whole salmon, cleaned and scaled
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 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

Recipe

• 1 for the stuffing: pour milk over bread crumbs.
• 2 melt butter; add onions and brown.
• 3 pour into bread crumbs.
• 4 add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• 5 preheat oven to 350f and grease a baking dish.
• 6 for the fish: rub the fish inside and out with salt; brush the outside of the fish with oil and place in baking dish.
• 7 fill fish with stuffing; close opening and bake approximately 15 minutes per pound.