Red Snapper En Papillote (In Paper)

I have always wanted to try making fish in parchment paper, so while I was home my mom and I decided to try this. This is a great dish to serve to company because you can make the individual portions easily and everyone will have a present to open at dinner. The fish produced more liquid than I expected, so be ready for that when serving it on a plate with other things.

Red Snapper En Papillote

Servings: 2-4

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 25 mins

Ingredients
2 red snapper filets
1/4 cup white wine, divided
4 slices of lemon
1/2 cup leeks, divided
salt and pepper, to taste

Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Tear off 2 large piece of parchment paper, approximately square. Salt and pepper both sides of the fish fillets. Place each fillet on one of the parchment pieces, on one half of the paper (i.e. so you can fold the paper over the fish with plenty of extra paper around it). Make sure the parchment paper is on a baking sheet. Place 2 lemon slices on each fillet and top with leeks. Seal the packets 80% of the way, so that steam or liquid could not escape. Pour the wine in the opening and finish sealing. Place in the oven for about 15 minutes. You may need to cook them longer if the fillets are thicker than 1 inch.