Tilapia En Papillote Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 Tilapia fillets
• 1 yellow squash, sliced
• 1 green zucchini, sliced
• 1 shallot, finely sliced
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• 1 stick of butter, room temperature
• 1 bunch of dill, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons of Old Bay Seasoning
• Salt & Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Special equipment: parchment paper
2. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
3. In a bowl mix butter, garlic, dill, lemon zest and salt and pepper to make a compound butter; set aside. On a platter season fish with Old Bay and pepper and set aside.
4. For the four parchment en papillote, take a 20 inch piece of parchment and fold it in half. Draw a half oval and then cut off the excess. When open it will be an oval. Place a quarter of the squash, zucchini and shallot on one side of the parchment near the fold. Place fish over the vegetables and top with one quarter of the compound butter. Fold half of the parchment over the top of the fish and crimp edges by making overlapping folds around the edges.
5. Place the en papillotes on two baking trays; two per baking tray and cook for 10 – 12 minutes or until packets are browned and puffed up. Carefully slice open the packets, drizzle fresh lemon juice on fish and serve.

Source: Jessica Burns

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