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Recipe tags: Bake, Fish

Meats and seafood

Sole En Papillote (Sole In Paper)

Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Christy from Alabama.

Portions: 4

Serving size: 1 fillet and 3/4 cup vegetables

Ingredients

• four 3-1/2 ounce flounder (sole) fillets, raw
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
• 4 teaspoons unsalted butter
• 40 fresh snap beans, about 2" to 4” long
• 1/2 cup yellow pepper, seeds removed, finely diced
• 1/2 cup green pepper, seeds removed, finely diced
• 1/2 cup red onion, finely diced
• 2 fresh lemons, halved
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• aluminum foil or parchment paper

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. To prepare using parchment paper (in papillote), fold parchment paper in half and cut into a large “half heart” shape. (Remember making Valentine’s cards in grade school?)
3. Unfold paper and place one flounder filet, skin side down on one side of the heart-shaped parchment paper, leaving enough room around the edges to completely seal. Season each filet with 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper and 1/2 teaspoon basil leaves. Place one teaspoon of unsalted butter on top of each filet. Set fish aside.
4. Parboil snap beans; set aside. 
5. Combine yellow and green peppers, onion and garlic in a bowl. Squeeze juice from lemons into the bowl. Mix well. Spoon about 1/4 of the mixture on the top of each filet. Place 10 snap beans around flounder filets.
6. To close parchment paper, fold the other side of the heart shape over to cover ingredients and crimp together to seal. Be sure to leave some room inside the bundle for heat expansion, which will happen as the fish bakes. Make sure it is airtight
7. Bake in the oven at 350° F for 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. After cooking, cut a U-shape in the top or the paper and fold open to serve.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 185
• Protein: 23 g
• Carbohydrates: 8 g
• Fat: 6 g
• Cholesterol: 69 mg
• Sodium: 125 mg
• Potassium: 576 mg
• Phosphorus: 294 mg
• Calcium: 75 mg
• Fiber: 4.0 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 3 meat
• 1-1/2 vegetable, medium potassium

Carbohydrate Choices

• 1/2

Helpful Hints

• For a visual on how to fold parchment paper, click here.
• Use foil if parchment paper is unavailable.
• Forty fresh snap beans is equal to 2 cups, if cut into 2” pieces.
• Parboil means to cook partially by boiling for a brief period.
• Any vegetable can be used in place of snap beans, such as: julienne yellow squash, zucchini, carrots, snow peas, etc.  Thicker, tougher vegetables such as snap beans and snow peas need to be parboiled before steaming with fish to ensure doneness. Softer vegetables, including squash, can be substituted without parboiling.
• Substitutes for flounder include halibut and cod; both are just as delicious.
• If available, substitute 1/2 tablespoon fresh basil for dried basil. For optimal flavor add it immediately after opening parchment instead of before baking the fish.

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