European seabass (branzino) with salt

Total: 50 min. | Active: 20 min.
lactose-free

Ingredients

for 4 people

Salt dough
500 g white flour
150 g coarse sea salt
2 tbsp fennel seeds
3 ¼ dl water
Fish
sea bass (organic) (approx. 800 g each)
To bake
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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