Red Snapper Baked Alaska Style

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 pounds red snapper fillets
• Salt and white pepper to taste
• 2 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 3 tablespoons fresh bread crumbs

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spread butter into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Arrange fish fillets in a single layer over the bottom of the pan, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Bake for about 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Meanwhile, whip egg whites in a clean dry bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold in the parsley, mustard and tarragon. Spread the egg white mixture over the fish in a layer about 1 inch thick. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the top.

Return to the oven, and bake for about 6 more minutes, or until meringue is golden, and fish flakes with a fork.