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🍽️ Sea Bass in a Crispy Salt Crust
180 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 sea bass (approx. 500 g)
- 1 untreated lemon
- pepper (from the mill)
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 2 egg whites
- 2 kg coarse sea salt
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius fan-forced.
- 2. Rinse the sea bass thoroughly and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.
- 3. Slice the lemon into thin rounds.
- 4. Season the inside of the fish with some pepper.
- 5. Stuff the fish cavity with the lemon slices and the thyme sprigs.
- 6. Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until they are slightly frothy.
- 7. Stir the salt into the egg whites.
- 8. Add cold water gradually until the mixture is moldable but not too wet.
- 9. Take about half of the salt mixture and spread it into a heatproof dish.
- 10. Place the stuffed fish in the center of the salt layer.
- 11. Cover the fish completely with the remaining salt mixture.
- 12. Press the salt crust firmly to create a sealed shell.
- 13. Place the dish in the preheated oven.
- 14. Bake the fish for about 30 minutes.
- 15. Remove the dish from the oven.
- 16. Carefully break open the salt crust.
- 17. Remove the salt crust from the fish.
- 18. Serve the sea bass immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 180
- Protein: 38 g · Fett/Fat: 2 g · Carbs: 1 g