Salt Baked Fish
Baking a whole fish in a salt crust maximizes flavor with minimal effort! Stuffed with a delicious vegetable paste and herbs adds more depth of flavor!
Cut the top of <quantity>1<unit>head</unit></quantity> of garlic
Wrap garlic head in aluminum foil
Roast garlic head on the embers for 20m until half cooked
Turn garlic head and cook for 20m until tender
Remove garlic head from the fire and unwrap
Squeeze out garlic cloves into mortar
Trim <quantity>4</quantity> spring onions and keep the heads
Char spring onion bulbs on embers until tender
Remove charred outer layer
Slice barbecued spring onions
Add sliced spring onions
Add <quantity>2<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of rough cut sun-dried tomatoes
Add <quantity>2<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of cashew nuts
Begin to crush
Add flaky salt to taste
Tear <quantity>1</quantity> morita chili
Crush mixture
Add <quantity>2<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of extra virgin olive oil
Add <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of apple cider vinegar
Grind into chunky paste. Tomato and Cashew Paste is ready
Add <quantity>2½<unit>cups</unit></quantity> of coarse salt to bowl
Add <quantity>2</quantity> egg whites
Add <quantity>¼<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of water
Combine until texture of wet sand
Season fish cavity with <quantity>2<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of tomato and cashew paste, <quantity>10<unit>sprigs</unit></quantity> of thyme, <quantity>2<unit>sprigs</unit></quantity> of rosemary and <quantity>2<unit>sprigs</unit></quantity> of sage
In roasting pan add <quantity>1<unit>cm</unit></quantity> thick base of salt mix
Place stuffed fish on salt crust base
Cover evenly with salt mix and press to form crust
Transfer to hot coals
Cover with burning wood coals
Bake salt crusted fish for 20m until fully cooked
Remove salt crusted fish from coals and rest for 10m to finish cooking
Remove salt crust
Peel the skin off
The salt baked fish is ready
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