Thai-style haddock en papillote

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Shaun Rankin's gorgeously aromatic Thai haddock recipe is an absolute show-stopper with minimal effort. The combination of lemon grass, ginger, chillis, kaffir lime, green peppercorns, coriander and sesame oil with the haddock works brilliantly.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Equipment

  • Greaseproof paper

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
2
Bruise the lemongrass stalks to release the flavour. Peel and slice the ginger. Remove the seeds from the chillis and chop them finely
3
Wash the pak choi and separate out the leaves. Trim and chop the shallots
4
In a large bowl, combine the lemongrass stalks with the lime leaves, chilli, peppercorns, ginger, coriander seeds and leaves
5
Add the shallots, pak choi, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar and 4 tbsp water to the bowl and mix together well
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 45ml of rice wine vinegar
6
Cut 2 squares of foil 30cm wide. Cut 2 pieces of greaseproof paper to the same size. Place 1 square of foil on top of each piece of greaseproof paper and fold them both in half, then open out flat again
7
Spread butter across the middle of each opened foil wrap. In each opened wrap, lay a haddock fillet over the crease in the middle
8
Place 1 of the foil wraps with the fish on top in a bowl, so the contents will be cupped and the marinade won’t run out once added
9
Pour half the marinade over and around the fillet, then crimp the edges together to make a sealed bag with the fish and liquid inside. Repeat the process with the second bag of haddock fillet
10
Carefully place the bags on a baking tray and place in the oven for 10 minutes - the bags will puff right up and the fish will steam
11
Keep the bags sealed until you are ready to serve. Place the parcels on plates and open the wraps just before serving
First published in 2015

Shaun Rankin’s cooking exudes effortless self-confidence.

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