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Saturday, November 14, 2026Nov 14

Steamed fish cooks in individual foil parcels

Serve Poisson en Papillote (Steamed Fish Parcels) with garlic bread. / Linda Gassenheimer/TNS
Serve Poisson en Papillote (Steamed Fish Parcels) with garlic bread. / Linda Gassenheimer/TNS

Here’s a simple way to make fish that is always juicy and flavorful. I cook the fish in a parcel, allowing it to steam with herbs and vegetables, which flavor the fish. The parcels can be served directly at the table or opened in the kitchen and served onto individual plates.

I like to have everyone open their own parcel at the table, so they can savor the aroma as it’s opened. Some garlic bread goes well with this meal.

HELPFUL HINTS

› Any type of white fish can be used such as snapper or sole.

› Two teaspoons minced garlic can be used instead of crushed garlic for the garlic bread.