Arctic Char in Salt Crust with Saffron Aioli

Name: Arctic Char in Salt Crust with Saffron Aioli
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 bunches chives; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 egg; 3 egg whites; 1 sprig fresh rosemary; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 kilograms kosher salt; 4 slices lemon slices; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 1 Tbsp lemon zest; 1 Tbsp chopped orange zest; 4 sprigs fresh Italian parsley; 1 pinch Pinch saffron; 355 milliliters vegetable oil; 118 milliliters cold water; 1 fresh Arctic char, about 3 pounds

You can never have too many crust recipes, so give Arctic Char in Salt Crust with Saffron Aioli a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, whole 30, and vegetarian recipe has 71 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up arctic char, rosemary, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Special equipment: an instant read thermometer, rolling pin, food processor

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Food Processor

Rolling Pin

Kitchen Thermometer

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Trim the fins from the Arctic char.

Place the chives, parsley, lemon slices, rosemary, and lemon zest into the cavity of the fish.

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Lemon Zest

Rosemary

Parsley

Chives

Lemon

Fish

Whip the egg whites and cold water with a whisk until they form light peaks.

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Egg Whites

Water

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Whisk

Add the kosher salt and mix well with your hands. The texture should be like damp sand. Invert a baking sheet, the length of which is 2-inches greater than the fish, and spread 3 cups of the salt mixture on the baking sheet as big as the outline of the fish.

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Salt

Spread

Fish

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Baking Sheet

Place the fish on top of the salt and cover completely with the remaining 6 cups of salt (you may not need all the salt). The salt should be at least 1/2-inch thick all around the fish.

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Fish

Salt

Bake for 25 minutes or until an internal temperature of 140 degrees F is reached.

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Oven

Let the fish rest for 5 minutes. Crack the salt with a rolling pin and remove the chunks of salt. Peel back the skin and remove the fish from the bones.

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Fish

Salt

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Rolling Pin

Serve with Saffron Aioli.

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Saffron