Mahi Mahi en Papillote (Asian Style Paper Wrapped Fish)

February 11, 2010.   4 Comments.   Categories Chef David Wells, Light / Healthy, Seafood.  


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Yield: Six Portions

Prep time: 60 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Equipment Needed:

Parchment Paper

Sheet pan(Baking Pan)

Ingredients:

  • 6 Pieces Parchment cut into hearts
    see illustration
  • 2 T melted butter
  • 6, 6-8 ounce portions Mahi Mahi
    fillet
  • 2 large Carrots, julienned
  • 2 Stalks celery, julienned
  • 9 Snow peas julienned     
  • 9 shittake mushrooms stemmed and
    slice thin(optional)
  • 1 leek julienned
  • 1 ½  “ chunk ginger, julienned
  • 1 ½ “ chunk lemongrass, cut into
    thin strips
  • 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
    on a bias
  • 2 lemons juiced
  • 1T sesame seeds
  • Kosher or sea salt and fresh
    ground black pepper to taste
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Method:

Preheat oven to 375.
Cut Parchment into giant hearts
Lay out parchment and brush melted
butter onto hearts evenly.
Try doing three at a time as they
will take up a lot surface area.
Place fish down onto center of one
side of parchment heart.

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Lay down ginger, lemongrass, sesame
seeds and scallions on either side of fish fillet.
Evenly distribute vegetables over
fish fillet.

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Drizzle lemon juice over
vegetables.
Season with salt and pepper.
Fold over other side of parchment
and continue to fold over small creased sections as illustrated.

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Bake for 15-20 minutes until paper
is golden and fish is making a tzzsssss sound.

4 Comments

  1. I am understanding what you are trying to convey.

  2. Very nice concept . Great tehnique!

  3. What a beautiful technique…

  4. Thanks, that was helpful for people like me who are about to take the plunge into getting fit and healthy!

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