Ingredients:
All the fresh herbs you can lay your hands on: parsley, marjoram, oregano, thyme, sage, mint (yes, a little mint is a wonderful addition), rosemary.
1 fish, such as an orata, small sea bass, red snapper
Tiniest sprinkle of salt
Some tin foil
That’s it.
Wrap the fish up, taking care to keep the seams of the foil wrap facing up. Add another layer of foil, also facing up. This keeps the juices from dripping out, and makes it easier to unwrap and eat later.
Now you have choices. This is a wonderful preparation for the grill. Place the fish packages (one fish per package) on the grill and turn once or twice.
Or you can roast the fish in a preheated oven, 350F, for
approximately 30 minutes, depending on the size of the fish. Filets should take
about 20 minutes. This is a
forgiving recipe, so if you are worried about the fish being done, turn the
oven off and leave the fish in the oven for another 10 minutes, it won’t dry
out because you’ve sealed in all the juices in the foil.
A variation on this preparation is to include a few tomatoes and potatoes and then you have an all in one dish and very little cleanup, which totally works for me! Dice the potatoes into small bite size pieces and par boil for about 5 minutes. Lay on top of the fish along with small tomatoes, sliced in half.
You can either wrap the fish in foil as above, or in oven parchment paper, but if you use paper, then don’t cook the fish on the grill, ok?
Simple, delicious and an excellent choice for that quick and easy summer, don’t-want-to-be-in-the-kitchen mood.