Let’s be practical- on most days, girls like me don’t have time to churn butter and stamp out pasta, let alone wash our hair, so I knew when when Chef proclaimed “Today is protein day!” I was going to walk away with new go-to-recipes.

Since I took on the “less-meat-real-food” challenge in 2008 (thank you Michael Pollan and Mark Bittman!) , my sustainable fish consumption shot up like the Dow in the internet craze. As a result, I have prepared fish almost every which way but in spite of my grandma’s 397 suggestions to apply the parchment paper trick, I never gave it a go. I was stoked to see it on the recipe list for class so I signed up for it- and the results? Well, let’s just say my stock went up.

I know some of what I’ve posted in the past hasn’t exactly been a cinch to whip up but I promise you that this is an easy and fool proof recipe. And the perks, it’s pretty inexpensive (hi shoe budget, hiii) and healthy (hiii skinny jeans, hiii). Hopefully this inspires you to get in kitchen and perhaps eat less red meat.

How to after the jump…

How to: White Fish in Papillote

You will need:
1pound of white fish (I used cod and it was the bomb)
Juice of 1 large lemon or lime (I prefer lime)
Salt
2 Tb. olive oil
1/2 onion, julienned
1/2 bell pepper, julienned
2 tsp. chopped garlic
1 tsp. fresh oregano, chopped
1-2 medium tomatoes, concasse
1/4 cup sliced green olives
1 Tb. capers
1/2 cup white wine
Parchment paper

1. Preheat oven to 350 and sprinkled fish with lemon or lime and salt and pepper. Set aside.

2. Prepare all of your sauce ingredients.

3. Sweat onion (on low), pepper, garlic, oregano and tomatoes in olive oil until just softened – do not brown. Simmer until most liquid has evaporated.



4. Cut filet’s into individual portions, place on squares of foil or buttered parchment paper (preferable).

5. Top filet’s with sauce, olive and capers. Add white wine. Seal edges. Bake 10-12 minutes.


6. Serve packet on plate. Cut an “x” across the top of the packet and peel back to release steam and aromas.

Yumzzzzzz.