Baked Swai with Thyme and Parsley

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Have you noticed how when the sun is shining and the wind is a gentle breeze and the trees start to bud and flowers bloom and the playground is filled with children’s voices and lawn mowers hum in the background that all of a sudden, things come alive. And I mean A.L.I.V.E! I just love spring. It’s not here yet, but the signs are so telling and oh so welcoming. So not to miss out on the fun outdoors, I whipped this easy yummy fish dish in no time. Some things, like taste, can’t be compromised. And I’m off….to enjoy the rest of the sun, of course!

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Ingredients:

2 swai fillets - washed and cut into 2 (total of 4 pieces), dry wth paper towel
1/8 cup lemon juice
2 tbsp butter
1 clove garlic - lightly smashed
1 tsp of thyme - remove leaves from stem
1 tbsp of Italian parsley - chopped
1/2 onion - sliced
salt and pepper

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 325F.
  2. Cut 4 pieces aluminium foil and grease it with some butter.
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  4. Season the fish with pepper and salt to taste.
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  6. In a saucepan, melt the butter and garlic on low heat. Leave the garlic for a few minutes in the melted butter until the you smell the garlic’s aroma. It shouldn’t brown and the butter should not turn brown either.
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  8. Discard the garlic. Add the lemon juice, thyme and parsley and a dash of black pepper. Stir and remove from heat.
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  10. Place each slice of fish on an aluminium foil. Divide the butter mixture equally and pour on the fish slices.
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  12. Put sliced onions on the fish and then fold the aluminium foil.
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  14. Put the foil packets on a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes or until the fish flakes easily.
  15. Serve with rice.
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5 Comment(s)

  1. I hadn’t eaten swai before, but there was a sale at the grocery today, so I bought several fillets. After searching all over the net, I found this recipe and it sounded delicious. The ‘baking in foil’ idea appealed to me since I grill quite a bit.

    For dinner, I tried this recipe and it didn’t disappoint! As a side dish, I made some quinoa and the whole meal was delicious! Much appreciated!

    Andrew Hunt | Jan 26, 2011 | Reply

  2. Hi Andrew, glad you liked it:) Thanks for letting me know how it turned out.

    Za | Jan 26, 2011 | Reply

  3. Found this while looking for baked swai recipies tonight. Absolutely delish…my husband said it was the best baked fish I ever made!

    Helena | Jan 9, 2012 | Reply

  4. I’m glad both of you enjoyed it!

    Za | Jan 16, 2012 | Reply

  5. Huge fish fan,specially baking in foil. But never had Swai yet. I havent tried this recipe yet either, but really looking forward to it tomorrow :). It took a while to find a recipe that sounded this good. THANKS!!!

    Dani | Jan 28, 2012 | Reply

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