Recipes
Monterey Bay Seafood Bake
Winemaker Kristen Barnhisel shares this easy summer grilling recipe perfect for an impromptu get-together. Just add one of our J. Lohr Chardonnays and you’re set!
Recipe provided by Kristen Barnhisel, J. Lohr Winemaker, White Wine
Prep Time: 20 min.
Grill Time: 15-20 min.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- 2½ Tbsp. chopped fresh dill (set some aside for garnish)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 red potatoes, scrubbed and thinly sliced
- 2 lemons sliced
- ¼ - ½ lb. combined total of your choice of seafood (added to each packet):
salmon filet
halibut filet
sand dab filet
rockfish filet
small prawns (about 10) - coarse salt and ground pepper
- cooking Spray
- aluminum foil
- grill/bbq
Recommended side dishes:
- Corn on the cobb
- Dinner rolls
Instructions:
- Pre-heat the grill to a medium heat.
- Fold up 4, 14-inch pieces of aluminum foil to form a rectangle dish with sides.
- Spray the inside of the aluminum foil with the cooking spray.
- Slice the red potato and add to on one half of the aluminum foil.
- Place the filet(s) and raw shrimp on the other side of the foil.
- In a small bowl, mix the butter with the garlic, dill, salt, and pepper.
- Pour the butter mixture over the fish and potatoes.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and fresh lemon juice.
- Top the fish with lemon slices and fold the foil to close the top, crimping the edges tightly to seal.
- Grill for about 15 minutes, rotating (but not flipping) the packets occasionally, until the fish is cooked through and the potatoes are tender; about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from grill and open the packets, serve with fresh corn, rolls, and butter.
- Enjoy with a glass of J. Lohr Estates Riverstone Chardonnay or the J. Lohr Arroyo Vista Chardonnay!
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