Salt Crusted Branzino

Name: Salt Crusted Branzino
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams whole branzino, gutted; 1 kilograms box coarse kosher salt; 6 egg whites; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 4 slices lemon; 118 milliliters chopped parsley; 4 sprigs rosemary; 4 servings Salt and pepper

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Salt Crusted Branzino a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 279 calories, 45g of protein, and 9g of fat. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt and pepper, coarse kosher salt, egg whites, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the rosemary you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Brie Dessert Pizza with Rosemary and Candied Pecans as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 40°F. In a large bowl, whisk together egg whites and salt to form a coarse paste.

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Lay out a baking sheet large enough to hold the two fish. Cover sheet with 1/4 inch layer of salt.

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Lay fish on salt. Stuff each fish with 2 sprigs of rosemary, 1/4 cup of parsley, and 2 slices of lemon.

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Pack remaining salt over top of fish until a sealed crust is formed.

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Bake fish until salt is golden and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the fish reads 135 degrees, about 20 minutes.

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Let fish stand 10 minutes.

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To serve, crack open salt crust. Fillet fish and drizzle with olive olive. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

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Servings:

907grams

whole branzino, gutted 1kilograms

box coarse kosher salt 6

egg whites 1Tbsp

extra virgin olive oil 4slices

lemon 118milliliters

chopped parsley 4sprigs

rosemary 4servings

Salt and pepper

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are great choices 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. One wine you could try is Menage a Trois Limelight Pinot Grigio. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 11 dollars.