How to Cook Fish in Foil
Fish is one of the favorite dishes of those from the Deep South. Learning to cook it is not that difficult and can be an interesting experience in itself. Wrapping fish in foil, southern style, keeps the juices in and concentrates the flavor of your herbs and spices. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Fish of choice
- Garlic
- Lemons
- Salt
- Pepper
- Onions
- Olive oil
- Baking dish
- Heavy duty foil
Instructions
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Go to your local grocery or seafood store and decide which fish you would like to cook. If you have been successful in a recent fishing outing, that will work as well. This recipe will work with the skin on or off.
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Get a piece of heavy duty foil. Be sure the foil is big enough to completely cover the fish and then some. Place cleaned fish in the middle of the foil.
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Slice onions into thin circles and place them on top of the fish. Now add the juice of one lemon to the fish, 1 tsp. of salt and 1 tsp. of pepper. Crush three cloves of garlic and place anywhere on the fish. Drizzle with a little olive oil.
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Bring both sides of foil up and crimp the ends, closing the fish inside. Place on a baking dish and put inside a 400-degree oven for 45 minutes. Do not open while cooking.
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After 45 minutes in the oven, take the fish out and let it sit for 10 minutes. Be careful when opening up the foil; steam can burn you very quickly. Take fish out of foil and plate with a bed of rice, or vegetables of choice. Now enjoy this wonderfully tasty and very healthy meal.
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Tips & Warnings
Seasoning can vary depending on the person. Experiment with the tastes.
Do not cook fish for over an hour, it will become dry.
Place different vegetables inside of foil to steam right along with the fish.
Open foil up with a couple of forks, never use your hands.
Be sure the fish is fresh and has no smell. Fresh fish never has a smell.
Do not freeze and then refreeze fish; once it is defrosted it must be used or thrown away.
Do not keep cooked fish for more than three days.
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- Photo Credit baking fish image by Wouter Tolenaars from Fotolia.com
