Aluminum Foil Parcel or Packet In The Oven . . .

Aluminum Foil Parcel or Packet In The Oven . . .

When all ingredients are wrapped in a foil pouch then cooked in the oven. These foil packet meals can be some greatest meals ever. It’s cooking at its simplest level. Whether in the oven or over a campfire, cooking with foil packets provide easy and pan-free cooking.
These tinfoil packets are a great way towards healthy meal. Try to make these at home, after trying these once you won’t be able to wait to make these again n again. These are healthy and can become a family favorite.
Aluminum foil packets are used to bake or grill various dishes. Chicken and fish are excellent in a foil packet. Large aluminum foil packets work well for cooking vegetables. By grilling and baking meat or vegetables in a packet made with foil, you trap the moisture in the packet, which creates steam. That steam keeps the food fresh and tender.
Cooking in a parcel, especially since the invention of foil, remains an idea worthy of oven time.
Place aluminum foil packet in a preheated oven to 350 degrees. Place packets in the oven.
A useful tip: When you seal the food in the packs, be sure to leave some space for air to circulate inside. Be careful when unsealing the packs after cooking, as the escaping steam will be very hot.
When placing your ingredients on the sheet of foil, always put the heavy or bigger pieces on the bottom as it takes the longest to cook. Hard, raw vegetables like carrots and potatoes take a long time to cook. Remember to add some high-moisture veggies like tomatoes and onions. This will keep the food from drying out.
Cooking times will depend on the kind of food in the packet. When finished cooking, open your foil packet carefully, as it’s full of hot steam!
This is a wonderful way to do veggies, they are so well prepared this way in the oven. You can make these packets up hours in advance, and keep the foil packets in the fridge, just put them in the oven when ready to serve.
When the cooking is done, all you have to do is throw away the foil.

Method of cooking by making parcel| packets and putting in the oven.

Preheat the oven to 350- 400 degrees F.
Tear the aluminum foil, twice the size of food to be put inside.
Add the dish| food you are cooking to the center of the foil sheet.
Add any seasonings, butter or other ingredients you wish to add.
Bring the two opposite edges of the foil and bring them together over the center and fold the edges down several times, also seal the two remaining open ends and fold and seal those together.
Put in a hot, preheated oven, the cooking time will depend on the food in the packet.
Cooking in a parcel, or en papillote as the French elegantly call it, is a clever combination of baking and closed steaming. Both vegetables and fruit can be cooked by this method and it is an excellent way of preserving the goodness and fresh flavor.
The vegetables or fruit with fat and flavoring are placed in the center of the foil. The sides of the foil are brought up into a bowl shape before the liquid is added. Bringing the sides up into a bowl shape will prevent the liquid running away. After adding the liquid, the edges of the foil are crimped together, to seal the parcel firmly but leaving plenty of space between the vegetables and the top of the parcel. The parcel is then placed on a baking tray (this is essential to support the base) and cooked in an oven heated to 180°C (350°F) for the time needed to cook.
Always apply butter to one side of the foil using a pastry brush.