That's right! I got to cook fish in parchment paper. It was so cool!

I've seen this technique before but I've never actually done it, and turns out - it's super easy!

We had a lot of Halibut so we decided we would use that which worked out fine. We cut a giant heart out of parchment paper (apparently some of the boys had difficulties with that part while it seemed perfectly logical to just about all of the girls in class...). We rubbed half of the heart with butter and oil to coat it, layered julienne strips of red pepper, carrots, celery, and zucchini near the center of the half. we placed the raw halibut fillet on top of these vegetables. Sprinkled around strips of leeks, then topped the fish with 3 or 4 rounds of jalapeño and then lemon slices. Then we just folded the paper over and then folded the edges together tightly. We baked the envelopes at 450 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

Then there was the great unveiling! We cut open the paper pouches and the halibut was perfect and flakey! it was so simple I can't believe it. Why doesn't everyone steam fish like this?