Sea bass en papillote with potatoes and lemon
A Turkish dish: whole sea bass, placed on pre-cooked slices of apple and onion, seasoned with bay leaf, peppercorns, and lemon, and cooked in parchment pa…
Appetizers, Main Courses, Turkish Cuisine
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time30 min
- Total50 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$4.79 $1.20 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Gluten-free
- Low lactose
Ingredients
people
- $2.87
- $0.56
- $0.41
- $0.03
- $0.33
- $0.59
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Gut, scale, and thoroughly clean the fish. ≈ 8 min
- Cut out 4 large squares of parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
- Peel the apples, cut them into 5mm thick slices, and blanch them in boiling, salted water for 4 minutes. Finely chop the onions.
- Drizzle a small amount of olive oil over the center of each piece of parchment paper, then arrange the apple slices diagonally across the length of the fish, followed by the onions. ≈ 3 min
- Place the salted fish on top, with a bay leaf inside. ≈ 3 min
- Add a pinch of pepper, some lemon slices, and a drizzle of olive oil. ≈ 3 min
- Fold the pouches closed by folding the edges inwards to keep the juice contained. ≈ 3 min
- Place them on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C for 30 minutes. Serve hot.
The bill
Sea bass en papillote with potatoes and lemon
- 4 large potatoes$2.87
- 2 lemons$0.56
- 2 medium-sized onions$0.41
- salt$0.03
- Black peppercorns$0.33
- olive oil$0.59
Total$4.79
that's $1.20 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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