Paper Wrapped Fish Recipes

Steps:

• Wash fish, pat dry on absorbent paper and cut into 12 pieces.
• Place chillies, sesame oil, coriander, basil and cumin seeds in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle, and grind until they form a rough paste.
• Spread paste over fish.
• Brush rice papers with warm water and set aside for 4 minutes or until they are soft.
• Place a piece of fish on each round, fold in sides and roll to enclose.
• Heat a little oil in a frypan over medium heat.
• Cook fish parcels for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until rice paper is golden and crispy, and fish is tender.
• Drain on absorbent paper.
• Sprinkle fish with sesame seeds, and serve with steamed asian greens drizzled with oyster sauce and steamed jasmine rice.

Steps:

• Prepare all ingredients for assembly, starting with ginger. Put julienned ginger in a bowl with rice wine. Preheat oven to 350° F. Cut 6-inch squares of parchment (12). Divide fish slices equally among the squares, slightly towards a lower quadrant of the parchment square. Divide scallion strips evenly, lay on top of fish. Remove ginger from rice wine, divide and place on top of fish. Add sauce ingredients to rice wine, stir. Drizzle sauce over fish, taking care not to over-sauce. Place two cilantro leaves on top of each square. To close squares, fold near corner (the one closest to the fish) to cover fish, but not completely to the opposite corner. Now fold over the two side corners. The packet should look like an opened envelope. Take the top corner, fold down. There should be a flap that extends over the package. Tuck this flap into the fold made by the three other corners. You should have an enclosed rectangular package. Repeat for all twelve packages. Place in an ovenproof rectangular pyrex pan or on a cookie sheet. Put in heated oven and bake for about 5 minutes. Let guests unwrap the packages.

Steps:

• Divide fish into 4 equal portions.
• Combine salt, pepper, and curry powder.
• Sprinkle over fish.
• Fill bowl with warm water. Dipping rice paper rounds until just soft.
• Place 2 pieces coriander in centre of paper, top with fish, sprinkle over chives.
• Fold the edge of rice paper closest to you over the fish. Fold in the sides and lastly tuck the furthest side over.
• Heat oil in frying pan.
• Fry wrap seam side down for 3- 5 minutes, then turn and fry for a further 3 - 5 minutes until golden brown.
• Repeat for all and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 475 degrees F.
• Cut cooking parchment paper into 6 rectangles measuring 10 by 20 inches each.
• Using a pastry brush, lightly brush one side of each sheet with the butter or oil, or coat with non-stick spray.
• Then fold each rectangle in half to form a square with the greased sides facing each other.
• Set aside.
• If using fresh corn, cut the kernels from the cobs and measure out 1 cup.
• Add the corn (or 1 cup cooked frozen or canned corn) to a large bowl along with the carrots, onions, sweet peppers, fresh chiles and cilantro.
• Open the greased parchment paper and sprinkle half the vegetable mixture, dividing evenly, over one half of each of the parchment rectangles.
• Leave at least a 2 inch border between the vegetable and the edges of the paper.
• Rinse the fish under cold running water and dry with paper towels.
• Place a piece of fish on top of the vegetables on each of the 6 pieces of parchment.
• In a small bowl, mix together the tequila and the lime juice.
• Spoon 2 tablespoons of the tequila mixture over each piece of fish.
• Drizzle each piece of fish with about 1 1/2 tsp.
• of the melted butter and season with salt and the ground ancho or other chile powder.
• Place a slice of lime on each pice of fish, and scatter the remaining vegetables evenly over each of the 6 pieces.
• Refold the parchment paper in half over the fish and vegetable mixture and seal the packets securely by making a series of tight, overlapping folds (about 1 inch folded over) along the edges of each side to form a square.
• Place the packets on a baking sheet and bake until the packets puff up, about 10 minuts.
• Transfer the packets to warm plates, garnish with cilatro leaves, and serve immediately, allowing each to open his or her own packet.
• It is a good idea to have the entire remainder of the meal ready so the packets can go directly from the oven to the table and the meal can begin.
• Be awre that with this cooking method you are unable to test the fisih to see if it is donw.
• You have to rely on judging the cooking time based on minutes per inch of thickness.
• Note that soft-fleshed fish does not work well with this recipe because it cooks too soon.