Recipe courtesy of Michelle Bernstein
Snapper in Parchment
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 servings
- Total: 55 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Cook: 25 min
Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra-virgin oil
4 garlic cloves, sliced paper-thin
Salt and pepper
4 (6-ounce) fillets red snapper
1 large round tomato, chopped
1 red onion, sliced in thin rounds
1/4 jalapeno, seeded, minced
2 tablespoons tequila
2 limes, juiced
1/4 cup picked cilantro leaves
4 (8-inch square) pieces parchment paper
Butcher's twine, for securing
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat in a small saute pan. Add the garlic, shaking the pan constantly. When the garlic begins to turn a golden color, remove instantly from the heat. Pour the garlic and oil into another container to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
- Place an 8-inch square piece of parchment paper on a flat surface, in a diamond pattern. Salt and pepper the snapper and place in the lower third of the paper. Top the fish with 1/2 tablespoon of garlic and oil, 1/4 each of the tomato, red onion, and jalapeno. Add 1/2 tablespoon of tequila, a spritz of lime juice, and a little cilantro. Season again.
- Fold the paper over the fish and fold the edges over, forming an envelope. Making sure there are no openings. Repeat with the rest of the ingredients to create 4 packages.
- Tie the package with butcher's twine, and bake for 15 minutes.