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Whiting fillet en papillote with carrots, lemon and leeks

Name: Whiting fillet en papillote with carrots, lemon and leeks
Prep time: 36 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 51 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 leek; 1 carrot; 1 shallot; ½ lemon; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 fillets fish; Olive oil; 40 g butter; Thyme; Salt; Pepper

A quick, simple and delicious recipe: A fillet of whiting, placed on a bed of carrot, leek and lemon, and baked en papillote.

5,760

Duration

55 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: December 24^th 2025

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 leek
2 1 carrot
3 1 shallot
4 ½ lemon
5 3 tablespoons olive oil
6 4 fillets fish
7 Olive oil
8 40 g butter
9 Thyme
10 Salt
11 Pepper
Total weight: 1,175 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

40 min.

Cooking

15 min.

All in all

55 min.

Preparation 40 min.

Cooking 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 7 min.

Whiting fillet en papillote with carrots, lemon and leeks : Stage 1

The vegetable bed

Prepare 1 leek (small), then chop finely and pour into a bowl.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

Whiting fillet en papillote with carrots, lemon and leeks : Stage 2

Prepare and grate 1 carrot, and pour into the bowl.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Whiting fillet en papillote with carrots, lemon and leeks : Stage 3

Prepare and finely chop 1 shallot, and pour into the bowl.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Whiting fillet en papillote with carrots, lemon and leeks : Stage 4

Add the juice and zest of ½ lemon, 3 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper, then mix well.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 10 min.

Whiting

Carefully remove all the bones from the fillets, dry with absorbing paper and season each side with salt and pepper.

Set aside.

Stage 6

The papillotes

Preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F).

Lay a sheet of baking paper in front of you, and brush a little olive oil over the bottom half of the sheet.

Stage 7

Top with vegetable mixture, in a layer roughly the size of a fillet.

Stage 8

Place a fillet on top, followed by small pieces of butter and a sprig of thyme.

Stage 9

Close the papillote by folding the paper over, folding the edges tightly.

Staple the edges if possible, to hold the papillote in place better.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 10 min.

Whiting fillet en papillote with carrots, lemon and leeks : Stage 10

Do this for all nets.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 15 min.

Whiting fillet en papillote with carrots, lemon and leeks : Stage 11

Bake at 180°C (360°F) for 10-15 minutes.

Stage 12

Serve the papillotes on your guest's plates, allowing them to open them and enjoy the delicious flavors of the cooking process.

Remarks

You can use this recipe with other seasonal fish fillets than whiting: sea bass, pollack, sole, etc.

Using a lime instead of a lemon will give your papillote an interesting exotic flavour.

If you don't have a sprig of thyme, replace it with a large pinch of herbes de Provence.

Keeping: Enjoy immediately.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	9 g RDI=14 %	3 g RDI=1 %	6 g RDI=9 %	111 kcal RDI=6 %	466 kJ RDI=6 %
Per person	27 g RDI=42 %	10 g RDI=4 %	19 g RDI=27 %	326 kcal RDI=16 %	1,369 kJ RDI=16 %
Whole recipe	109 g RDI=168 %	41 g RDI=15 %	78 g RDI=108 %	1,307 kcal RDI=65 %	5,474 kJ RDI=65 %