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| recipe title: |
POMPANO IN PAPER |
| category: |
Seafood |
| keywords: |
Fish, Main dish, Mexican, Seafood |
| servings: |
6 servings |
| ingredients: |
6 Fish Fillets; *
Parchment or Brown Paper
1/2 c Onion; Chopped, 1 md
1/2 ts Annatto Seed, Crushed
1 tb Vegetable Oil
1/4 c Orange Juice
3 tb Lemon Juice
2 oz Pimento; 1 Jar, **
1/4 c Ripe Olives; Pitted, Chopped
2 tb Parsley; Snipped
2 Eggs; Hard Cooked, Chopped
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| directions: |
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* Use fresh or frozen Pompano or other fish fillets in this
recipe. ** Pimentos should be drained and chopped. There should be
about 1/4
cup. Thaw fish fillets if frozen. Cut parchment paper or brown
paper into 6 12-inch squares. Place 1 fillet on half of each piece of
parchment paper. Sprinkle with a little salt. In a saucepan, cook
onion and annatto seed in the oil until the onion is tender. Stir in
the orange and lemon juices, pimentos, olives, and parsley. Simmer,
covered, for about 5 minutes. Add the hard cooked eggs. Spoon 3 Tbls
of the sauce over each fillet. Fold parchment paper over the fillet.
Seal by turning the edges up and folding. Place the packets in a 15 X
10 X 1-inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 20
to 25 minutes or until fish is done. Cut packets open with a large X
on the top, fold back each segment.
Transfer paper packets to dinner plates. Garnish with shredded
lettuce and sliced radishes, if desired.
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