Sea bass en papillote with potatoes and lemon

Sea bass en papillote with potatoes and lemon

Main dishes

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…

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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$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

4 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

  1. Gut, scale, and thoroughly clean the fish. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut out 4 large squares of parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
  3. Peel the apples, cut them into 5mm thick slices, and blanch them in boiling, salted water for 4 minutes. Finely chop the onions.
  4. 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
  5. Place the salted fish on top, with a bay leaf inside. ≈ 3 min
  6. Add a pinch of pepper, some lemon slices, and a drizzle of olive oil. ≈ 3 min
  7. Fold the pouches closed by folding the edges inwards to keep the juice contained. ≈ 3 min
  8. 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.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 whole sea bass, gutted
  • 4 large potatoes
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 medium-sized onions
  • 4 bay leaves
  • salt
  • Black peppercorns
  • olive oil
  • parchment paper

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