Pesce al Cartoccio (Fish in Parchment Paper)

Name: Pesce al Cartoccio (Fish in Parchment Paper)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 59 milliliters chopped fresh fennel fronds; 2 fennel bulbs, cored and cut into thin strips; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh rosemary; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 lemons, sliced; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1 large white onion, cut into thin strips; 2 kilograms whole fish, cleaned and scaled

Pesce al Cartoccio (Fish in Parchment Paper) requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 769 calories, 94g of protein, and 35g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up rosemary, onion, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sea salt you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Sea Salt Brownies as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet.

Instructions

Combine onion and next 6 ingredients in a large bowl.

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Onion

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Bowl

Cut four large pieces of parchment paper long enough to cover length of fish, and fold each in half lengthwise. Spoon onion mixture on bottom halves of parchment.

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Onion

Fish

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Baking Paper

Place one fish against the crease of each parchment piece, drizzle with white wine, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

White Wine

Fish

Fold the parchment at the bottom corner over itself. Continue folding over the previous fold to create a pleat and allow for the paper to be sealed tight. When you have formed a half circle and reached the opposite end of the crease, tuck the paper under the last fold.

Place on a large baking sheet.

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Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes or until the fish is cooked through. Carefully tear paper open, allowing steam to escape.

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Fish

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Tip: If fish is too large to allow parchment paper to seal tight, place on aluminum foil and wrap foil up and around parchment edge, pinching to seal.

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Fish

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