Cooking a whole fish in paper with plenty of aromatics ... Rub a tablespoon of the butter over the plaice and season with salt. Lay two thirds of the thyme on the prepared baking tray and place ...

Plaice is available fresh or frozen and can be bought whole or as fillets. Plaice cooks very quickly - fillets should only need a total cooking time of 4-5 minutes, whether grilled, fried or poached.