Fish over Couscous in a Packet!

     Holiday was over! After days of deadly foods such us ham, smoked turkey, mashed potatoes, Aunt Kathy's stuffing, cookies, pies and tons of chocolates its time to mellow down. I've been seeing my husband doing some push-ups, sit-ups and jumping jack trying not to have a heart attack. It seems that after this past few days we're kinda like a heart attack ready to happen. So here is another fish recipe which I was inspired by our Grandma Joyce's recipe. I put a little touch of my own and hopefully you'll enjoy this dish. You can use many different kinds of fish. I have used salmon, tilapia, red snapper, halibut, sea bass and everything works just fine.

Ingredients:

Sesame mixture:

1 tbsp Sesame oil

3 tbsp Olive oil

2 tbsp Soy sauce

2 cloves garlic (minced)

Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.

Fish with couscous:

Makes 2 packets (servings)

2 fish fillet

2 cups Couscous

2 carrots (julienne)

1 thumb size ginger (julienne)

½ red bell pepper (julienne)

1 bunch scallions (chopped)

½ cup cherry tomatoes (halved)

1 turnip (julienne)

4 oz mushroom (thinly sliced)

1 jar artichoke heart in water (drained)

Kosher salt and pepper

Procedure:

Preheat oven on 450 degress F.

Soak Couscous in a cold water for 5 minutes and set aside.

1. Clean fish fillet and pat dry with paper towel. Season fish with kosher salt and pepper.
2. In a bowl mix carrots, ginger, bell pepper, half of the scallions, cherry tomatoes, turnip and mushroom.
3. Cut a 2 foot sheet of aluminum foil.
4. Place 1 cup of Couscous on the first foot of foil and top it with half of the veggies mixture. Leave the other half of the foil with nothing on it, it will be folded over later for cooking.
5. Drizzle 1 ½ Tbsp of the sesame oil over the Couscous and Vegetables mixture.
6. Top the veggie mixture with the seasoned fish fillet and drizzle with another 1 ½ tbsp of the sesame oil mixture.
7. Put half of the artichoke heart on the side and garnish with scallions.
8. Fold the foil and seal all of the ends. Repeat procedure with the other fish fillet.
9. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Let it stand for 5 minutes before opening the packet.
   
   
   -Love-