Healthy Recipe Essentials: En Papillote
If you’ve never tried cooking in foil or paper, trust me . . . it’s easy! En papillote is considered a healthy cooking method as it uses heat (not fat) to cook food, keeping calories in check. Here are simple steps to get you started:
- Prepare ingredients: Trim, wash, slice or dice the main ingredient, prepare the broth or sauce and spices or additional seasonings.
- Assemble Packages: Cut paper into heart shape large enough to place all the food on plus a little extra to allow the paper to expand. Brush paper with oil so food doesn’t burn. Place bed of vegetables or sauce on one side and top with main ingredient. Fold empty half over the main item and crimp the edges to seal tightly seal.
- Cook: Place in the oven, microwave or on a hot grill. Make sure to use oven-safe paper like parchment (not wax paper – it will melt!). Monitor carefully so delicate foods like fruit and fish don’t overcook.
- Serve: With a sharp knife, gently cut into puffed dome.
Watch this video for a demo of how its done.
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