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                           DRUNKEN FISH (RICE)

Recipe By     : Al Rice
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Fish

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3       lb           Dressed red snapper (head
                        -removed)
     1/2   c            Chopped onion
   1                    Clove garlic, minced
   2       tb           Olive oil
     2/3   c            Beer
   3       md           Tomatoes, peeled, seeded,
                        -and chopped
     1/4   c            Snipped parsley
   1       t            Sugar
     1/2   ts           Dried oregano, crushed
     1/2   ts           Crushed red pepper
     1/4   ts           Ground cumin
     1/2   c            Sliced pimiento-stuffed
                        -olives
   1       tb           Cornstarch

  Cook onion and garlic in hot oil until tender. Add
  beer, tomatoes, parsley, sugar, oregano, red pepper,
  and cumin. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and
  simmer for 5 minutes. Place fish in greased
  13x9x2-inch baking dish. Season cavity of fish with
  ground pepper. Stir olives into tomato sauce and pour
  over fish. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45-60
  minutes. Remove fish to platter and keep  warm.
  Combine cornstarch and 2 TBS cold water. In saucepan,
  combine pan juices and cornstarch mixture. Cook an d
  stir until bubbly, cook 1 minute more. Pass with fish.
  Makes 6 servings. From the files of Al Rice, North
  Pole Alaska. Feb 1994
 


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