Salt-Baked Branzino with Citrus, Fennel and Herbs

Name: Salt-Baked Branzino with Citrus, Fennel and Herbs
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 cilantro sprigs, plus 3/4 cup finely chopped leaves; 473 milliliters 16 large egg whites; 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced; 3 kilograms kosher salt, plus more for seasoning; 1 lemon, thinly sliced, plus lemon wedges, for serving; 1 orange, thinly sliced; 12 parsley sprigs, plus 3/4 cup finely chopped leaves; 12 rosemary sprigs, plus 3/4 cup finely chopped leaves; 3 kilograms whole sea bass, such as branzino, cleaned

Salt-Baked Branzino with Citrus, Fennel and Herbs might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 68g of protein, 8g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up parsley sprigs, egg whites, lemon, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg whites you could follow this main course with the Banana Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 35

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In a large bowl, mix the 6 pounds of kosher salt with the chopped parsley, cilantro and rosemary.

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Kosher Salt

Cilantro

Rosemary

Parsley

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Add the egg whites and stir until the salt is evenly moistened.

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Salt

Season the sea bass cavities with salt and fill them with the herb sprigs and the sliced lemon, orange and fennel.

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Seabass

Fennel

Orange

Lemon

Salt

Using half of the herbed salt mixture, form 2 mounds on each of 2 large rimmed baking sheets. Pat each mound into a rectangular bed about 1/2 inch thick and the length and width of the fish. Set each fish on a salt bed and cover with the remaining herbed salt, patting to enclose the fish completely.

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Fish

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Bake the fish in the oven for about 45 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the fish behind the head registers 13

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Fish

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Using a wooden spoon, tap the salt to crack it; lift off the crusts in large pieces. Carefully remove the fish skin and lift the fillets from the bones.

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Transfer to a platter and serve with lemon wedges.

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Servings:

cilantro sprigs, plus 3/4 cup finely chopped leaves 473milliliters

16 large egg whites 1

fennel bulb, thinly sliced 3kilograms

kosher salt, plus more for seasoning 1

lemon, thinly sliced, plus lemon wedges, for serving 1

orange, thinly sliced 12

parsley sprigs, plus 3/4 cup finely chopped leaves 12

rosemary sprigs, plus 3/4 cup finely chopped leaves 3kilograms

whole sea bass, such as branzino, cleaned

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are my top picks for Seabass. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The Ziobaffan Organic Pinot Grigio with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.