Foil Packet Fish (Tilapia with Potatoes, Red Onion, Tomatoes and Smoky Red Pepper Oil)
 
 
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Difficulty: Easy
Est. Cost: $20
Serves: serves 4
Ingredients
  • Tilapia, four 6-ounce skinless fillets
  • 2 cups red potatoes, cut into small pieces and boiled
  • 1 cup red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes
  • 2 springs fresh thyme
  • 2 splashes white wine
  • Kosher salt, pepper
  • For the Smoky Red Pepper Oil:
  • ¼ cup chopped roasted red peppers (or piquillo peppers)
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 grated garlic clove
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • *You will need some heavy-duty tin foil.
Instructions
  1. Make the Smoky Red Pepper Oil: Puree the roasted red peppers with the olive oil, sherry vinegar, smoked paprika, garlic clove and ¼ teaspoon each kosher salt and ground cumin until smooth.
  2. Lay out 2 large sheets of heavy-duty foil.
  3. Mound 2 cup vegetables in the center of each, season with salt and pepper and top with a sprig of thyme.
  4. Place the fish on top of the vegetables; season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
  5. Add a splash of white wine.
  6. Bring the short ends of the foil together and fold twice to seal; fold in the sides to seal, leaving room for steam.
  7. Grill or campfire method: Preheat a grill to medium high or light a campfire and put a cooking grate in place. Grill the foil packets until the fish is just cooked through, 12 minutes.
  8. Let the packets sit 5 minutes, then carefully open and drizzle with the pepper oil.
  9. Oven method: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Put the foil packets on a baking sheet; bake until the fish is just cooked through, about 12 minutes. Let the packets sit 5 minutes, then carefully open and drizzle with the pepper oil.
Recipe by The Amiable Cooks at https://theamiablecooks.com/foil-packet-fish-tilapia-with-potatoes-red-onion-tomatoes-and-smoky-red-pepper-oil/