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🍽️ Baked Sea Trout in Salt Crust

880 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 Salmon Trout (ready for kitchen approx. 1 kg)
• Pepper (from the mill)
• 1 untreated Orange slice
• 1 untreated Lemon slice
• 0.5 Garlic clove
• 2 Stems Parsley
• 2 Stems Tarragon
• 1 Pinch Fennel seeds
• 1 Tbsp Vegetable oil (for brushing)
• 1 Egg white
• 1.5 kg coarse sea salt
• 3 Tbsp Flour
• 3 Tbsp Cornstarch

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the sea trout under running water. Pat it dry inside and out with a kitchen towel.
2. 2. Cut off the fins.
3. 3. Season the inside of the fish with pepper.
4. 4. Halve the citrus fruits and place the slices into the belly cavity of the fish.
5. 5. Peel the garlic and slice it.
6. 6. Fill the belly cavity with the garlic slices and the herbs.
7. 7. Sprinkle the fish with fennel.
8. 8. Brush the entire fish all over with oil.
9. 9. Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl until they form a light foam.
10. 10. Mix the sea salt, flour, and cornstarch into the egg whites.
11. 11. Add a little water if necessary until you have a moldable dough.
12. 12. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
13. 13. Butter a baking dish that is safe for the oven.
14. 14. Spread about one-third of the salt dough in the dish, sized to fit the fish.
15. 15. Place the fish on the dough base.
16. 16. Cover the fish completely with the remaining salt dough.
17. 17. Smooth the surface of the dough.
18. 18. Place the dish on the middle rack in the oven.
19. 19. Bake the fish for about 45 minutes.
20. 20. Use a serrated knife to cut a lid out of the salt crust.
21. 21. Fillet the fish.
22. 22. Plate the fillets and serve.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 880
• Protein: 148 g · Fett/Fat: 23 g · Carbs: 18 g