Chinese Baked Fish in Foil

James Craig's Note:

This recipe was printed in the "Arizona Republic" newspaper.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 (4 ounce) catfish (flounder or perch will work also)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon oriental sesame oil
• 1 scallion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup diced red pepper
• 1/4 cup seeded diced cucumber
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. In a cup, mix soy sauce, and sesame oil until well combined.
3. Set mixture aside.
4. Tear off 4-12 inch squares of aluminum foil; Place 1 fish filet on one side of each square.
5. Sprinkle each filet evenly with some sliced scallion, diced red pepper, diced cucumber and minced ginger; then drizzle each filet with 1 teaspoon soy sauce mixture.
6. Fold foil over filets to make packets and seal edges tightly.
7. Place packets on a baking sheet; bake for 10 minutes.
8. Open packets at the table, being careful of steam.

Reviews

[wittlebit83]

I didn't have the scallions or cucumbers (didn't have them) but this was still great. I wanted to use fish to make a chinese flavored dish. This really hit the spot. I used a spicy oil and the chinese hot sauce instead of red peppers.

[Cook Food Mood]

Used white snapper fish instead and baking it really sealed in the flavours. Skipped the cucumber and red peppers and added sliced mushrooms instead. Decided to make 3 diagonal cuts for faster cooking where I have inserted the ginger slices and scallions too! Thanks for the recipe.