Fish Fillets with Tomatoes and Olives in Parchment
- four 20 by 15 inch pieces of parchment paper
- vegetable oil for brushing the parchment
- four 6- to-8 ounce skinless flounder or orange roughy fillets
- twelve 1/4-inch-thick tomato slices
- 8 Kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, pitted and sliced thin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits
- the zest from 1/2 orange removed with a vegetable peeler and cut into thin julienne strips
- 4 fresh herb sprigs, such as sage, thyme, or parsley
- On a work surface brush 1 of the pieces of parchment with the oil, turn it over, and brush the other side with the oil.
- Arrange a second piece of parchment on top of the first, brush it with the oil, and layer the remaining 2 pieces on top in the same manner.
- Season the fish with salt and pepper, arrange 1 of the fillets on one half of the top piece of parchment, and top it with 3 tomato slices, one fourth of the olives, 1/8 teaspoon of the red pepper flakes, one fourth of the butter, one fourth of the zest, and 1 herb sprig.
- Fold the other half of the parchment over the fillet, beginning with a folded corner twist and fold the edges together forming a half-heart-shaped packet, and seal the end tightly by twisting it.
- Make 3 more packets with the remaining parchment and ingredients in the same manner.
- (Alternatively, the fish mixture can be wrapped in sheets of foil, oiling only the inside.)
- Bake the packets on a baking sheet in the middle of a preheated 450F.
- oven for 10 minutes and cut them open before serving.
four, vegetable oil, four, tomato, black olives, unsalted butter, orange, herb sprigs
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fish-fillets-with-tomatoes-and-olives-in-parchment-10410 (may not work)