tilapia papillote / ginger-citrus sauce / carrots, onion & pepper / brown rice couscous

tilapia papillote / ginger-citrus sauce / carrots, onion & pepper / brown rice couscous

Contents of your meal kit:

tilapia
brown rice couscous
peppers
parchment
cabbage
sliced onion
carrots
ginger-citrus sauce

Cookware needed: medium saucepan, baking sheet

Finishing steps:

  1. Preheat oven to 375. Measure water as indicated in notes.
  2. Heat enough oil to cover the bottom of a saucepan over med-high heat.  When hot, add brown rice couscous and stir 30-60 seconds to toast grains. Add water and bring to a boil.  Cover and reduce heat to low.  Simmer 5 minutes.  Then, keeping the lid on, remove from heat and let sit 10 minutes before fluffing with a fork. Season with salt & pepper. Continue with next steps while couscous cooks.
  1. Thinly slice peppers. Set aside. Get ready to prepare the packets by folding each piece of parchment in half to make a crease. Open each sheet and lay them out with other ingredients, creating a “workstation” for yourself.
  1. Evenly divide ingredients between packets, working on one side of the crease of each parchment sheet. Start with onion, carrots, cabbage & bell pepper. Then drizzle HALF of the ginger-citrus sauce between the packets (making sure to reserve HALF for the top of the fish). Add a sprinkle of salt & pepper. Place tilapia on top, finish with another sprinkle of salt & pepper; and then drizzle the remaining ginger-citrus sauce over the top.
  2. Fold other half of parchment over ingredients. Starting at one end of the fold, make overlapping creases around the open edge, crimping parchment to seal in steam (see notes). Place on baking sheet, bake for 18 minutes.
  3. Open one of the tilapia packets to check for doneness (careful not to let the steam burn your hand). To serve, simply transfer to plate, cut a slit in the top with scissors, and let your family rip them open and dig in. Serve brown rice couscous alongside the tilapia packets.

Notes: When recipe calls for water use 1 cup for 2 portions, 2 cups for 4 portions, or 3 cups for 6 portions. See website for step-by-step photos. If you struggle with folding the packets, feel free to grab your stapler. (No one will ever know.)