Halibut in the oven in foil

A wonderful dinner dish of baked halibut. Halibut can be baked in foil in the oven with various additives to get a more interesting and complex taste. In this case, tomatoes and onions are used - it turns out a wonderful tandem of fish and vegetables, which emit a lot of juice when baking.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 76 % 16 g
Fats 19 % 4 g
Carbohydrates 5 % 1 g
107 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    To prepare the dish, take a halibut fillet, lemon (you will need several slices), onion, fresh tomato (take a few slices), salt, ground black pepper, you can take your favorite spices to your taste, but so that they do not clog the natural taste of the products used. not to clog the taste is the main task of the cook, many often abuse such flavors as garlic, for example - this does not always indicate good taste.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Defrost halibut fillets on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator (or the top, depending on where you have a freezer). Then rinse it well, be sure to drain it with kitchen paper napkins. Lubricate the foil with sunflower oil and lay out the fillets, we will wrap them in portions. Season the fish with salt, pepper, and lightly pour lemon juice.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Lemon slices can be left nearby for flavor. Cut the onion into rings, put the rings on the surface of the fish.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Put a few slices of ripe tomato on top of the onion. As a result, fish and vegetables will secrete a lot of juice, in which they will be cooked under foil, mutually impregnating and flavoring. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees in advance (10-20 minutes in advance).

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Roll the foil tightly into an envelope, turning the edges inside. Place the foil envelope on a baking sheet or in a convenient baking dish with the seam up and send it to the oven. If you want the liquid to evaporate, slightly open the envelope after 15 minutes. Bake for about 30-35 minutes (the time and temperature are indicated approximately, focus on the features of your oven).

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    That's all the wisdom. Halibut baked in foil is ready. Serve it with any side dish, use the juice released during baking for the sauce.

Keep in mind that everyone's ovens are different. The temperature and cooking time may differ from those specified in the recipe. To make any baked dish successful, use useful information about the features of ovens !

How to cook properly in foil? The answer to this question, as well as useful tips and life hacks for cooking different dishes, read the article Aluminum foil is an assistant in the kitchen and at home

Note that the quality and taste of the finished dish largely depends on the proper defrosting of the ingredients. How to avoid mistakes and choose the best way, read the article about defrosting.

The juice released when baking halibut with tomatoes and onions can be served separately in a saucepan. You can prepare crumbly rice, boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes for a side dish for fish - these dry side dishes - or any other of your choice - are perfectly combined with both fish and sauce.
You can serve halibut in the same foil envelopes in which they were baked, turning their edges. Or put the fish on plates and serve the sauce separately.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Boiled halibut - 216   kcal/100g
  • Halibut fresh - 102   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Lemon juice - 16   kcal/100g
  • Sunflower oil - 898   kcal/100g
  • Refined sunflower oil - 899   kcal/100g

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