How to Cook Fillet of Fish With Steamed Vegetables

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start your oven pre-heating to something like 200°C/400°F (I have a fan-assisted oven

   Longer vegetables like beans or asparagus can be included as they are. ,,, You don't need much; the pesto is there to flavour the meal, not to add substance. , Fold the foil over, and over again.
   
   Run your fingers along the fold to make sure it's well sealed. , The aim is to make the packet more-or-less airtight, so the process of the fish cooking ends up steaming the vegetables. ,, You might find it easier to slice one end off with some scissors.
   
   You can then unfold the long fold, and push the vegetables off with a fork, keeping the fish on top of them
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   Step 2: so increase this slightly if you don't).

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   Step 3: Chop the larger vegetables (e.g.

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   Step 4: onions

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   Step 5: peppers) into chunks about 2 centimeter (0.8 in) square or so

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   Step 6: or into strips.

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   Step 7: Get a piece of kitchen foil about twice as long and three times as wide as the fillets of fish.

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   Step 8: Arrange the vegetables in the centre of the sheet

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   Step 9: making sure they're reasonably flat

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    Step 10: and put the fish on top of them.

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    Step 11: Take about 1 slightly heaped teaspoon of pesto and spread it over the top of the fish.

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    Step 12: Bring the long sides of the foil up and pull them together on top of the fish.

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    Step 13: Fold the ends over twice.

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    Step 14: Repeat the above steps for each fillet of fish you want to cook

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    Step 15: then place all the parcels on a baking tray and put in the oven for 15 minutes.

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    Step 16: Once it's done

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    Step 17: take it out of the oven and carefully open the foil packet.

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