I stumbled upon a Groupon yesterday for a great discount at my favorite neighborhood seafood shop and couldn't resist, despite the fact that I knew I'd only have twenty or thirty minutes to make dinner. Baking "en papillote" is one of the quickest and healthiest ways to coax amazing flavor from fish. In this case, the salmon is steamed in moisture both from itself and from a little bit of added white wine. I had a taste for capers, but you could do this with just about anything: fresh herbs, fresh vegetables, wines and/or stocks. I usually serve this fish with rice or couscous, to soak up all the sauce that's created inside the packet.

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