| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Active: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 small bulb fennel, halved, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 small bunch Tuscan kale, thinly sliced
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 oranges, unpeeled and thinly sliced into 12 slices
- Four 6-ounce skinless snapper fillets or other flaky fish
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel pollen or ground fennel seed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Cut four large pieces of parchment paper into 14-inch hearts by folding the paper in half and cutting half of a heart shape (like you would to make a paper valentine). Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, toss together the fennel, kale, 2 tablespoons of the oil and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Open the hearts so the tip is facing toward you. Place two slices of orange on the right side of each heart, close to the center. Divide the vegetable mixture on top of each set of orange slices.
- Place a piece of fish on top of each mound and season each fillet with 1/8 teaspoon of the remaining salt and 1/8 teaspoon fennel pollen. Drizzle each piece of fish with 1/2 tablespoon of the remaining oil. Top each fillet with one of the remaining orange slices. Close the heart so it is now just a half of a heart and rotate it so the mound is facing you and the tip is away from you. Begin to make small folds, each one overlapping the last, around the edge of the package to seal the edges. When you get to the tip, fold the point under the packet. Place the packets on a baking sheet and cook until the packet is slightly brown and puffed, 12 to 15 minutes. Using scissors or a small pairing knife, cut open the top of the each packet carefully, as the escaping steam will be hot. Serve in the parchment packets for easy clean up.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 346 |
| Total Fat | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 14 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Protein | 37 g |
| Cholesterol | 85 mg |
| Sodium | 770 mg |
Reviews
I love Giada’s recipes but this one is awful. Extremely BLAND!! I do not recommend
I followed the recipe to a T, but found this to be bland and lacking in flavor. The orange added nothing and was non-existent in flavor. We squeezed a lemon over it, hoping to brighten it up, but threw it out after a few bites. I cook a lot of fish en papilotte and this was by far, not up to par. It’s one of those “sounds good, tastes bad” recipes. I love Giada….so sorry to leave a bum review!
Absolutely Delicious! Hands down the best baked fish recipe I have made in a long time, hats of to Giada!
This recipe is delicious! The whole family loved it– even the kids!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! I had to make a couple of adjustments because I wasn’t able to find all of the ingredients and I didn’t want to go to five different stores to find them. I couldn’t find snapper so I used tilapia, and I didn’t want to spend $8 on a container of ground fennel when all I was going to use was a tiny amount so I bought a small (99¢) packet of anise (which had the same licorice flavor/scent). All in all, it was a very tasty dish that went over very well with the entire family. I will definitely be making this again!
This is delicious, easy and looks very fancy! Thanks Giada, I love the new show and this dish was everything you promised, I just wish I was cooking it in Italy too!