Main meal

Sea bream baked in salt

Name: Sea bream baked in salt
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 14 oz Whole sea bream; 1¾ lb Coarse sea salt; 2 Egg white; ½ Lemon; Fennel fronds, a handful, for the cavity; 2 tbsp Olive oil

The crust is not eaten — it seals the fish and steams it in its own moisture, which is why this is nearly impossible to dry out.

1gnet carbs

20gfat

25gprotein

284kcal

Per serving40 minServes 2

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Ingredients

For the whole dish · serves 2

Whole sea bream14 oz
Coarse sea salt1¾ lb
Egg white2
Lemon½
Fennel frondsa handful, for the cavity
Olive oil2 tbsp

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Method

6 steps · 40 minutes

Heat the oven to 400F. Ask the fish counter to gut the fish but leave the scales on — they stop the salt reaching the flesh.
Stuff the cavity with the fennel fronds and a slice of lemon.
Mix the salt with the egg white and a splash of water until it holds together like wet sand. Too loose and it will not set into a shell.
Spread a bed of salt on a baking sheet, sit the fish on it, and pack the rest over the top, sealing it completely except for the tail.
Bake 25 minutes for fish this size. There is no way to check without breaking the crust, so trust the clock — 25 minutes per 400 g.
Crack the crust with the back of a knife and lift it away in pieces. Brush every grain off before lifting the fillets, and dress them with oil and lemon.

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