Photo: Leigh Loftus
Since I started training to run a half-marathon this coming November (I’m up to six miles…only seven more to go!), I’ve found myself cooking more frequently. It isn’t because I’ve gotten all health nut or have decided to start treating food as fuel. No, nothing silly like that. When I run on the treadmill at the gym, I watch the Food Network.
Even though I usually can’t remember what day it is, where I need to be at 3:00 p.m. or what is next on my to-do list, I can remember what recipes I’ve seen on a tiny TV screen attached to a treadmill so that I can replicate it several days later.
Back when I started this blog and had ample counter space and a dishwasher, I thought cooking for one was easy! Anyone can do it! I still think that anyone can cook if they really want to and anyone can be good at it if they really want to, but I also now realize that not everyone is going to want to.
For some, the barrier to cooking lies in doing the dishes. There are some nights when I get home late or have newly manicured nails (omg yes, I really just typed that sentence and I’m not even deleting it) and would happily cook if only I had a professional appliance that would in essence, clean my kitchen for me.
It’s not the chopping and the mixing and the marinating that I dread: it’s the idea that I’m a grown adult and actually have to clean up after myself. When I was 22, I didn’t mind leaving dishes until tomorrow but now, with a very tiny apartment and little space for clutter, I avoid cooking when I don’t feel like cleaning and that’s just the way it is.
This recipe is perfect if you want to eat an actual dinner that doesn’t come from a carton, but also don’t want to have a bunch of dishes to do. You’ll steam your fish in parchment paper and compile all of the ingredients right into said parchment. The result is a flaky whitefish full of flavor. It will pair with basically anything, but I made a big arugula salad with lots of lemon and parmesan that I would throw sliced fennel and maybe orange supremes into next time I make it,
Photo: Leigh Loftus
- 4-6 ounce boneless halibut fillet
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon good olive oil
- 1 large sprig fresh thyme
- 2 Ceregnola or other large green olives with pits
- Large egg
- Place the fish fillet on a piece of parchment paper and sprinkle it with the salt and pepper. Drizzle the lemon juice and olive oil over the top of the fillet. Lay the thyme on top and place the olives next to the fillet.
- Beat the egg together with 1 tablespoon of water for an egg wash. Brush the egg wash around the edge of the parchment paper and fold it in half.
- Carefully fold the edge of the parchment paper under and around the fish to make a package. Place the package on a sheet pan and cook at 400 degrees F for 12 to 15 minutes, until the fish is cooked through. Serve hot in the parchment paper.
- With a very sharp knife or a vegetable peeler, shave the Parmesan into large shards and arrange them on the arugula.
6 Comments
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Paul Callaro
April 28, 2019 at 6:22 pmHow about telling us what temperature to set the oven at?
Maris Callahan
September 23, 2019 at 10:48 pm“Carefully fold the edge of the parchment paper under and around the fish to make a package. Place the package on a sheet pan and cook at 400 degrees F for 12 to 15 minutes, until the fish is cooked through. Serve hot in the parchment paper.”
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Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine)
September 11, 2013 at 1:32 pmSuch a classy “worknight” meal. And I agree, I’m way more anal about my kitchen now than when I was younger!
Kristen
September 9, 2013 at 8:45 pmWe had dinner at the Hilton the other night and I had some wilted Argula. I have been craving it ever since! Thanks for this dish and welcome to Social Fabric!
Daryl
September 3, 2013 at 3:35 amGreat photo!