Monday, August 2, 2010

Getting Fancy with my Fish!

Snapper en Papillote might sound fancy but it's super easy and didn't cost much either! Red Snapper was on sale and I got a nice pound of fillet for about $4. That's great but I had no idea what to do with it! Thanks to Google, I found that Red Snapper is the perfect white fish to cook "en Papillote", which is just a fancy name for "in parchment paper". I remember watching Melissa d'Arabian make Fish en Papillote just recently and really wanted to give it a try. It turned out amazingly simple and tasty! I rubbed my fillets with some of Emeril's Essence to give them a kick and also topped them with zucchini, mushrooms and onions. The individual packets were so cute and the perfect serving sizes. The fish was tender and cooked perfectly in just 20 minutes. I'm definitely gonna be cooking "en Papillote" more often now!


Ingredients:


2 c cooked couscous
2 Tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil
1 lb Red Snapper fillet, cut into 2 pieces (or any other white fish)
2 Tbsp Emeril's Essence
1/2 c zucchini, diced
1/2 c mushrooms, sliced
1/4 c onions, diced
2 tsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp dry vermouth
2 Tbsp butter


Prep:


1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Fold 2 16x24-inch sheets of parchment paper in half, and clip off the open corners on each, cutting them round to create an ear shape. Spread the parchment sheets (now oblong shaped) open on a flat surface and brush each with 1 Tbsp of the oil.


2. Rub 1 Tbsp Essence onto each fillet with your hands and place on half of a parchment sheet. Arrange couscous next to each fillet on all sides. Top with zucchini, mushrooms, onions and garlic. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle 1 Tbsp vermouth over each fillet and top with 1 Tbsp butter.


3. To close each bag, fold the second side of the paper over the layered food, fold the bottom edge over the top, and work your way edge over edge, folding and twisting, until the bag is sealed. Place them on a baking sheet and brush the tops of the bags with the remaining oil. Bake until the paper is puffed up and golden brown, about 20 minutes.


4. To serve, place each bag on a plate, slit the bags in an "X", and fold back the paper. Serve steaming hot.

2 comments:

the twins said...

that looks so good! thanks for the recipe.

Food Gal said...

I love cooking fish this way because the fillets come out so moist. If you don't have parchment, you can use foil, too. Though, it doesn't look as pretty and French that way. ;)

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