How do I flavor fish en papillote?
I cleaned and gutted a whole fish then stuffed with rosemary and garlic. Wrapped it foil and cooked it on charcoal grill. After it was done cooking, the fish lacked the flavor of the herbs.
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How much rosemary and garlic did you stuff into the fish? A sprig of rosemary and a clove of garlic in a 4 lb fish isn't going to do much, but too much would overpower the fish.
I personally like making a rub for the outside of the fish of whatever I am stuffing it with. In this case, take a few rosemary leaves and a few cloves of garlic and make a light paste , then rub it on the outside of the fish. Then, stuff the fish with rosemary sprigs and garlic cloves (sliced or mashed if possible to extract more flavor). Whenever I stuff a fish, I also tend to add 1 tablespoon of butter and spread it on the inside of the fish to act as a conduit for the flavor.
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Chef's Corner: How to Cook En PapilloteWhat are the three steps in preparing papillote?
To make it, you lay the fish fillet in the center of a sheet of parchment, along with any vegetables and seasonings you like (this recipe uses a lemon garlic herb butter spread \u2665), then fold the paper up and around the fish to form the pouch.How do you make parchment packets for fish?
In French, en papillote means to wrap and cook food in an air-tight, parchment paper package. It is considered a moist-heat cooking method because it is the steam from within the package that cooks the food.Fish en Papillote- Kitchen Conundrums with Thomas Joseph
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Rosemary in my opinion would overwhelm fish dishes try using more delicate herbs chopped and mixed with a little garlic and butter,the oil in the butter will help diffuse the flavours through the fish.
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