Thai Tilapia Packets
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Total time: 20 min • Prep: 8 min • Cook: 12 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Cooking in packets is one of the best ways to keep moisture in fish fillets, and to infuse them with the flavors of herbs and aromatics.
Ingredients
Uncooked tilapia fillet
24 oz, (four, 6 oz filets)
Bell pepper
1 item(s), medium, Yellow, stemmed, cored, and cut into thin strips
Bell pepper
1 item(s), medium, Red, stemmed, cored, and cut into thin strips
Fresh basil
2 Tbsp, minced
Dark brown sugar
4 tsp
Fish sauce
4 tsp
Fresh lime juice
4 tsp
Curry powder
½ tsp
Instructions
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1. Position rack in center of oven; heat oven to 425 F.
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2. Place a 12-inch piece of aluminum foil on your work surface; top with a similarly sized piece of parchment paper. Set a fillet in the center; top with a quarter of the bell pepper strips, a quarter of the minced basil, 1 teaspoon each of the brown sugar, fish sauce and lime juice, and 1/8 teaspoon curry powder. Seal packet well, crimping all sides so no steam can escape. Set on a large baking sheet. Repeat process to make three more packets.
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3. Bake for 12 minutes. Transfer packets to plates to open at the table—or open packets and spoon contents of each into a serving bowl.
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Serving size: 1 packet
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