flounder with turnip and fennel
Fish en papillote (fish in parchment paper) is a very simple and healthy way to cook fish (or steam cook almost anything). What I like about this dish is that you can adjust what you are cooking based on the season. It’s early spring, so I wanted to use some vegetables that are found around this time. Turnips are in season right now and have a relatively mild flavor, which works well with the flounder because they soak up the buttery flavor of the fish. Fennel is found from fall through summer. It has a very strong anise flavor, and since this dish only has a few ingredients, it adds another dimension to the turnips and flounder. Continue reading
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