Fish in parchment

Fish in parchment

Main dishes

Discover this traditional Turkish recipe that transforms fish into a delicious and easy-to-prepare dish.

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Appetizers, Main Courses, Turkish Cuisine

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$1.74 $0.44 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.14
  • $0.29
  • $0.03
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the fish fillets and rinse them thoroughly. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut the parchment paper into 4 squares. ≈ 3 min
  3. Peel the potatoes, cut them into slices about 5 mm thick, and cook them in salted water for 4 minutes.
  4. Finely chop the onion. ≈ 8 min
  5. On each square of parchment paper, pour over a drizzle of olive oil, add the apples, then the fish fillets and the finely chopped onion. ≈ 3 min
  6. Place a bay leaf in the center of the fish. ≈ 3 min
  7. Sprinkle with salt and cayenne pepper. ≈ 2 min
  8. Fold the parchment paper in half, ensuring that the oil paint and water do not leak out. ≈ 3 min
  9. Place the fish packets in an oven-safe dish. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F) and bake for 30 minutes.
  10. Serve hot. Enjoy your meal. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Fish in parchment

  • 4 medium-sized potatoes$1.14
  • 2 medium-sized onions$0.29
  • salt$0.03
  • cayenne pepper$0.28

Total$1.74

that's $0.44 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces of fish
  • 4 medium-sized potatoes
  • 2 medium-sized onions
  • 4 bay leaves
  • salt
  • cayenne pepper
  • parchment paper

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