Recipe: Delicious Fragrant Sea Bass ‘En Papillote’

Fragrant Sea Bass ‘En Papillote’. A simple Sea bass en papillote recipe for you to cook a great meal for family or friends. This fragrant sea bass en papillote popped up on the show a few weeks ago! It got us thinking, what do you make when you want to keep it healthy without compromising on taste?

Fragrant Sea Bass ‘En Papillote’ A time-honored French preparation, en papillote may sound complex, but it's actually a very simple dish. For the sea bass en papillote, place the sea bass fillet onto a square of greaseproof paper twice the size of the sea bass fillet. Place each fish fillet in the center of each. You can have Fragrant Sea Bass ‘En Papillote’ using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Fragrant Sea Bass ‘En Papillote’

  1. You need 2 of whole medium sized Seabass gutted & washed.
  2. Prepare 1 of red chilli finely sliced.
  3. You need 1 of thumb size piece of fresh ginger finely sliced.
  4. It's 2 cloves of garlic finely sliced.
  5. You need 1 of lime finely sliced.
  6. You need 6 of Basil leaves.
  7. You need 4 Sprigs of Thyme.
  8. You need Handful of Lemon Verbena.
  9. You need of Olive oil.
  10. It's 1 of lemon.
  11. Prepare of S&P.
  12. Prepare Sprigs of Dill to decorate & flavour.

Traditional papillote takes time and requires origami-like folding. Here, we use foil to make a no-mess pouch; the fish becomes infused with the flavors of tomato If you're lucky enough to find them, sweet, fragrant Meyer lemons will make this airy concoction a little more special. Pandeli prepares fillets, but sea bass in parchment, like other white fish with firm flesh, can also be prepared whole. In this case, you can stuff the fish with a combination of chopped More fish recipes: Fish en Papillote.

Fragrant Sea Bass ‘En Papillote’ step by step

  1. Wash fish. Score each side with a sharp knife 4 or 5 times. Season with S&P. Toss all ingredients around the fish covering as much as possible.....
  2. Place fish on parchment paper. Drizzle fish with olive oil & lemon juice. Place one more piece of paper on top. Fold sides inwards to fold an airtight parcel..
  3. Bake in a hot oven for 20/25 mins. Serve with the cooking liquor.

A light yet succulent fish, sea bass is a great base for any seasoning or preparation that appeals to you. Check out all our mouthwatering sea bass recipes and discover the fish you've been missing. Here's a version of the classic "en papillote" preparation - the fish and vegetables emerge from their packets. I am over the moon about it. Sea Bass & Potatoes en Papillote, aka Fancy Schmancy Fish is just fish, veggies and some seasoning cooked in parchment paper.

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