Sea Bream Baked in a Bag: Orata en Cartoccio
- 4 (1 to 1 1/2-pound) sea breams, scaled and gutted, with head and tail intact
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and thinly sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded, and thinly sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and thinly sliced
- 1 red onion, sliced thinly
- 2 carrots, peeled and sliced thinly
- 1/4 cup Gaeta olives
- Special equipment: Parchment Paper
- 1 lemon, sliced thin to yield 8 slices
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Season each fish on both sides and on the inside cavity with salt and pepper.
- Lay out 4 sheets of parchment paper (about 20 inches by 12 inches) and pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil on center of each sheet.
- Place one fish on each sheet of paper.
- Divide the peppers, onion, carrots, and olives evenly among the 4 fish.
- Place 2 slices of lemon on the top of each fish.
- Pour 3 tablespoons of white wine over each fish.
- Fold parchment in half and close the edge of the package to form a tight seal.
- Place the packages on a sheet tray and place in oven for 15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
breams, salt, extravirgin olive oil, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green bell pepper, red onion, carrots, gaeta olives, paper, lemon, white wine
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/sea-bream-baked-in-a-bag-orata-en-cartoccio-recipe.html (may not work)