Whole Boiled Red Snapper

Preparation info
  • 6 to 8

    servings as a side dish
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Dooky Chase Cookbook

By Leah Chase

Published 2023

  • About

This was a must at all festive occasions in my childhood, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. In the old days, red snapper was not hard to come by.

“Making market” (the term used for going to the market) for holiday cooking was a very special event. One always had a nice cane basket with a cover. Always noticeable were stalks of celery and the tail of a red snapper protruding from the basket.

The fish was cleaned, prepared, and garnished with care. Along with fresh