Salt Baked Trout

Ingredients

• 2 whole fish (abt 350 g each) or one whole fish (abt 700 g)
• 10 sprigs of fresh herb of choice (thyme, rosemary, fennel fronds, dill, tarragon, or chervil)
• 1 lemon (sliced)
• 1 tbsp olive oil (divided)
• 3 cups sea salt or kosher salt
• 1 egg white
• 1/3 cup water (or more if needed)

Instructions

1. 1

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2. 2

   Preheat oven to 200 deg C.

3. 3

   Pat fish dry inside & out with paper towels.

4. 4

   Stuff each fish cavity with half the herbs & lemon.

5. 5

   Very lightly grease the whole outside of the fish with olive oil.

6. 6

   In a bowl, mix together salt & egg white with hand, add water a bit at a time until mixture reaches the consistency of wet sand (used to build a sand castle)

7. 7

   On a rimmed baking sheet, create a layer of salt mixture enough to fit the fish (abt 1/4 inch thick), place fish flat on this salt bed, mound remaining salt around each fish (abt 1/4 inch thick), creating a tight seal (leave head & tail exposed)

8. 8

   Bake for 30 mins, remove from oven & allow to rest for 10 mins.

9. 9

   Carefully break off the salt crush, fillet the fish inside & serve right away.