Cod en Papillote with Tomatoes, Dill, and Orange

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Lighter, Quicker, Better: Cooking for the Way We Eat Today

By Richard Sax and Marie Simmons

Published 2000

  • About

Cooking en papillote is a quick way to have a healthy dinner ready in minutes. Because you seal the fish and seasonings tightly in a foil package, all of their juices and flavor are trapped inside. We’ve made it even easier by forming one large package with four servings, rather than sealing four individual ones.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 4 thick cod or other fish fillets, such as halibut, salmon, or haddock, about

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 450°F.
  2. Arrange a large sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil on a baking sheet, with a long side facing you. Drizzle teaspoons of the oil over the long half of the foil closest to you. Place the fish on the oil-covered part of the foil, and turn each