European seabass (branzino) with salt
Ingredients
for 4 people
| 500 g | white flour |
| 150 g | coarse sea salt |
| 2 tbsp | fennel seeds |
| 3 ¼ dl | water |
| 2 | sea bass (organic) (approx. 800 g each) |
| 1 | organic lemon, cut into wedges |
How it's done
Salt dough
Mix the flour, salt and fennel seeds a bowl. Pour in the water, combine to form a smooth dough.
Fish
Quarter the dough, roll out each piece into an oval the size of the fish (approx. 20 cm x 10 cm). Place the 2 ovals on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Place the fish on the pastry, top with the remaining two pieces of pastry, press down the edges firmly.
To bake
Approx. 30 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 220 °C. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, tap and remove the salt crust using the back of a knife. Brush the salt grains off the fish, fillet and plate the fish, serve with lemon wedges.
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