Baked Red Snapper Italian Style

3 pounds red snapper or bass
1 clove garlic -- chopped fine
salt and pepper to taste
Italian cheese
1 small can tomatoes
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs -- (Progresso)
1/4 cup grated cheese -- (Romano, etc.)
mint leaves
1 tablespoon oil
onion slices
3 lemon slices

Mix bread crumbs, grated cheese and 3 finely chopped mint leaves (optional); stuff fish, close and fasten with toothpick(s).

Grease baking pan with tablespoon of oil and place fish in it, slit fish on upturned side and in each slit, place 1 small pc. cheese, 1 small slice on onion and 1 mint leaf.

Pour tomatoes over fish and arrange 3 thin slices of lemon on top. Bake at 350F for 1 hour, basting regularly. Cover during last 15 minutes of cooking.

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