Fish en Papillote (by Biggs)

Urghhh...a few things didn't go quite right with dinner tonight. I've seen a bunch of people on cooking shows make fish en papillote and I really like the idea. Throw some tasty things in baking paper, a touch of liquid, a fillet of fish, wrap it up, 7 minutes in the oven and dinner is served.

It started out okay. I chopped up some shallots and lemon, poured in a dash of white wine, placed the fish on top with some more lemon slices and capers. It smelt incredible in the oven but after 7 minutes was still completely raw. So, about 23 more minutes and it was a lot closer. After that the fish seemed poached and slimy and tasted like river water. I didn't eat all of it but the puppy I'm looking after this week sure seemed to appreciate the leftovers. The salad however was super tasty - peas with some left overs from last night....olives, tomatoes, eggplant, dukkah. It was well and truly the highlight.

In saying that, the absolute best part of dinner prep was a visit to the brand new Asian grocer that has opened in China Town. They asked me to spread the word so....get yourself down to Valley Big Fresh Market and Tommy's Seafood Market on Little Street in Fortitude Valley.