Salt-Baked Trout

Name: Salt-Baked Trout
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 16 bay leaves; 3 kilograms 12 cups kosher salt , plus more for seasoning; 237 milliliters drained pickled cocktail onions, thinly sliced; 8 servings Freshly ground pepper; 16 thyme sprigs; 227 grams boneless whole trout, tails cut off (about; 118 milliliters vegetable oil; 59 milliliters white wine vinegar

Salt-Baked Trout is a gluten free, dairy free, whole 30, and pescatarian recipe with 8 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 6g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 172 calories. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up wine vinegar, pepper, pickled cocktail onions, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 50

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Oven

Place 2 bay leaves and 2 thyme sprigs in each trout; secure with toothpicks. On each of 2 large rimmed baking sheets, spread 2 1/2 cups of kosher salt in a thick, even layer.

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Fresh Thyme

Kosher Salt

Bay Leaves

Spread

Trout

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Baking Sheet

Toothpicks

Sprinkle the salt with water until damp.

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Water

Salt

Place 4 trout on each baking sheet and cover each trout with 3/4 cup of salt, packing the salt to cover the fish completely. Use the remaining 1 cup of salt to fill in any gaps.

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Fish

Salt

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Baking Sheet

Sprinkle the salt with water to dampen it.

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Water

Salt

Bake the fish in the upper and lower thirds of the oven for 15 minutes.

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Fish