Red Snapper Baked Whole

Ingredients

1 whole red snapper, cleaned and scales removed
1 clove garlic chopped
2 mandarines sliced
1 lemon sliced
6 sprigs thyme
3 sprigs parsley
2 tablespoons butter
salt, pepper
rosemary leaves
olive oil

Directions

Reheat the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
 Line a baking dish with a large piece of silver foil, so that it will be big enough to make a package sealing the fish.
Wash the red snapper, pat snapper dry with a paper towel.
Slice 2 mandarines crosswise so that they are thin circles, do likewise with the lemon.
Place some of the mandarines and lemons on the silver foil and let the fish rest on top of the slices.
Inside the cavity of the fish, put a few knobs of butter, a sprig of thyme and parsley, a mandarine and a lemon slice, also one clove garlic chopped.
Rub the outside of the fish with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Wrap the fish with the silver foil so that it is completely sealed, and bake in the oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Be careful of the bones, the fish is very moist and tender and slides off the backbone easily. Serve with lemon wedges and a salad.