The results are fantastic when you prepare your ingredients, combine them on a sheet of aluminum foil, fold the aluminum foil over, crimp the edges, and grill the aluminum foil packets.
Additionally, you can simply toss the foil after you’ve finished cooking and transferred the food to plates, giving you more time to focus on the dessert, which is always the most important part of any meal.
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Wegmans Grilled Foil Packet Halibut
Halibut with Tomatoes, Rosemary, and Zucchini in Foil Packets 🔗
Grilling in aluminum foil packages is a practical riff on the French technique en papillote, where ingredients are wrapped in parchment paper and baked. The food steams, making it tender and flavorful. For the grill, use heavyduty foil, or double up the regular kind.
Prep: 5min
Total: 15min
Ingredients:
- 2 medium zucchini, quartered and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- ¼ cup pitted kalamata olives, halved
- 4 (6- to 8-ounce) skinless halibut fillets
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Hot cooked couscous
Instruction:
- Preheat grill to medium high heat (350° to 400°). Arrange 4 (12-inch-long) sheets heavy-duty aluminum foil on work surface. Divide first 3 ingredients evenly among sheets of foil. Top with halibut fillets; sprinkle fillets evenly with salt and pepper. Divide garlic evenly among fillets; top each with a rosemary sprig, and drizzle with oil. Gather sides of foil over fish and vegetables to cover completely; crimp edges to seal packets.
- Place fish packets on grill. Cook, turning once, 10 to 12 minutes or until vegetables are sizzling inside packets and fish is opaque throughout. Serve with couscous.
FAQ
How long does it take to cook halibut on the grill in foil?
Allow space on sides for circulation and expansion. Fold foil over fish and vegetables so that the edges meet. Seal edges, making tight 1/2-inch folds; fold again. Cover and grill packets over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork and vegetables are tender.
How long should I grill fish in aluminum foil?
Depending on the thickness of your fish, cook it for 10 to 15 minutes, or until it is opaque and cooked through, after placing the foil packets on the side of the grill where the burners aren’t lit (indirect heat).
How do you grill halibut without drying it out?
Halibut can be cooked on the grill for 5 to 7 minutes on one side, then flipped, and cooked for another 5 to 7 minutes or until the internal temperature of the fish reaches 145 degrees F. Cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the fillet.