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last night i made a really kick ass dinner: savoy cabbage wrapped talapia over a mix of brown & wild rice

ingredients for 2:

4 cabbage leaves
2 talapia fillets
6 sprigs of fresh thyme (leaves removed and stems discarded)
2 tablespoons of butter
1/2 of a lemon
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup rice

begin by removing the stiff stem of each leaf (this makes the leaf open up and become more flexible) then steam the leaves until tender. cut the two fillets in half length wise so that there is 1/2 a fillet for each leaf. starting from the cut end of each leaf, lay the fillet horizontally so that when rolled the cut end is hidden. before rolling, add 1/2 table spoon of butter, a generous pinch of thyme and then salt and pepper to taste. to wrap it up, start from the cut end of the leaf, roll and then close it off with two toothpicks. be sure the fish, butter, thyme etc. are rolled together so that the fish absorbs the flavors.

to your saute pan, add enough olive oil to coat the bottom and set the stove on medium. once the oil is hot, add the 4 wraps, squeeze in the lemon juice (near the end i added the lemon rinds for more flavor), lower the temp and cover the pan. after about 5-7 minutes flip the wraps and cook for another 5-7 minutes.

for each serving, place two wraps over a bed of rice and pour on the juice.

bon appetit!