Baked Bluefish: Bluefish in Cartoccio
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 4 pieces blue fish fillet, 1 1/2 pounds total
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 blood oranges, segmented and zested
- 1 cup oregano flowers, or other late summer herb flowers
- 1 medium red onion, sliced paper thin
- 2 bunches Italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup
- 1/4 cup packed mint leaves
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cut 4 pieces of parchment paper into 16-inch squares.
- Grease each piece of parchment with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Season the blue fish with salt and pepper and place just right of the center of each piece of parchment paper.
- Divide the orange segments, oregano flowers, and red onion on top of the 4 fish fillets and sprinkle each with parsley and mint, Drizzle with olive oil and some juice from the oranges.
- Fold the left half of the parchment over and crimp the edges between your thumb and forefinger so that each pouch is sealed.
- Brush each pouch with olive oil.
- Place each on a cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes.
- Remove and present still sealed to each diner.
- Using a sharp knife or a pair of scissors, open the "cartoccio".
- Drizzle with olive oil, add some raw orange zest, salt, and more orange juice.
- Eat immediately.
- Option Two: Make the pouch of double layers of foil and cook on a grill for 8 minutes.
extravirgin olive oil, fish fillet, salt, oranges, oregano flowers, red onion, italian parsley, mint
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/baked-bluefish-bluefish-in-cartoccio-recipe.html (may not work)