Cod With Cashews Baked In Foil Envelopes

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 red bell pepper, seeds and ribs discarded and cut into long, 1/4-inch wide strips
• 4 scallions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon shredded fresh ginger (use large holes of a box grater)
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 4 ounces sugar snap peas
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 4 (6 ounce) cod fish fillets
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup unsalted roasted cashews, very coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 position oven rack in the center of oven; preheat to 400°.
• 2 have ready four 12-inch squares of foil; lightly oil the dull sides of the foil squares; fold each square in half.
• 3 heat the oil in a big skillet over med-high heat; add in the red pepper and cook, stirring often, just until it begins to soften, about 1 minute.
• 4 add the scallions, ginger, and garlic; stir until the garlic gives off its aroma, about 30 seconds.
• 5 remove from the heat, add the sugar snap peas, and stir just until they are coated with the oil.
• 6 season the vegetables lightly with salt and pepper (the soy sauce and ginger will provide salt and heat).
• 7 lightly season the cod with salt and pepper; open a foil square and place a fillet on the bottom half; top with 1/4 of the vegetables, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon butter, cut into a few pieces.
• 8 sprinkle 1/4 of the chopped cashews; fold the square over to enclose the fish and vegetables, and tightly crimp the edges closed.
• 9 place on a large baking sheet; repeat with the remaining fish, vegetables, soy sauce, and butter.
• 10 bake for 15 minutes; remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes (this will complete the cooking of the fish).
• 11 to serve, place a foil packet on each dinner plate; allow everyone to open each foil package by piercing it with the tip of a sharp dinner knife.
• 12 you can spill the contents of the package onto each plate or eat directly out of the foil.
• 13 take care--the escaping steam can be very hot.