Shrimp-Stuffed Baked Pike
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Shrimp
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

4 pounds pike -- (up to 5 pounds), cleaned and boned,
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon white pepper
3/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon ginger
2 cups chopped tomatoes -- preferably fresh
1 cup water or clam juice
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 whole cloves
1 piece bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon sugar -- (optional)
3 tablespoons sweet butter
2 tablespoons flour
4 strips lean bacon
---SHRIMP STUFFING---
1 pound cooked shrimp -- shelled and deveined
1 can mushrooms -- drained and chopped
1 jar capers -- drained
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 bunches bread crumbs
 

Preparation:

1. Season fish inside and out with salt, pepper, paprika, and ginger.. 2. Stuff opening with Shrimp Stuffing; sew opening closed. 3. Cook together tomatoes, water, onion, cloves, bay leaf and sugar in medium-size saucepan 20 minutes. 4. Melt butter; blend in flour and cook, stirring, over low heat until thick and smooth. 5. Mix butter-flour with tomato mixture; cook 10 minutes, then strain. 6. Place fish in shallow roasting pan; lay bacon over fish and top with half the tomato sauce. 7. Bake in preheated 325 F. oven about 1 hour, or until fish is done, basting often during baking. 8. Serve the remaining sauce with fish. Shrimp Stuffing: Mix together all ingredients. (If mixture seems a bit dry, moisten with juice from mushrooms.)