SNAPPER: Fresh Snapper
Main Courses
Ingredients
- 1 pound (about 4 - 4oz.) fresh fish fillets such as red snapper, hake, flounder or sole
- 4 tablespoons Traditional Extra Virgin Olive Oil (your choice)
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
- 4 teaspoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 1 thin lemon slice for each fillet
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions
Special equipment needed: parchment paper
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Arrange each fish fillet in a large square of parchment paper. Season the fish with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Top each fillet with one lemon slice, one tablespoon white wine, one teaspoon lemon juice, two teaspoons sliced spring onion, and one tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
- Fold the parchment paper around the edges tightly in 1/4-inch folds to create a half moon shape. Press as you crimp and fold to seal the packets well, or steam might escape.
- Arrange the packets on a baking sheet. Bake until the fish is cooked through, about 12-15 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish.
- To serve, cut open the packets and serve directly in the parchment on a plate or remove the fish to the plate using a spatula, being sure you don't leave the juices behind.
Serve along side rice, pasta, quinoa, or with a fresh salad for an ultra healthy, delicious meal.
Note:
While the snapper and all ingredients are tightly wrapped in a tidy little parchment packet that bakes in the oven for a mere 15 minutes, the fish gently steams and the ingredients meld together to form a self basting liquid that bathes the fish as it cooks.