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Salt-Crusted Whole Striped Bass
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1-2 hrs
ingredients
8 egg whites
5 pounds coarse salt
1 whole striped bass (8-10 pound size), cleaned
2 lemons, sliced 1/4 inch thick
2 limes, sliced 1/4 inch thick
2 blood oranges or oranges, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
3 sprigs fresh rosemary
10 fresh basil leaves
3 sprigs fresh thyme
4 sprigs fresh tarragon
6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
1 piece (2 ounce size) ginger, peeled and sliced
directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Beat egg whites in a large bowl until foamy, then gradually whisk in salt until mixture is only slightly moist and has the texture of cornmeal.
Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper and moisten both sides with water. (If fish is too long for pan, trim tail with scissors.) Pour enough salt mixture into pan to form a fish-size bed no thicker than 1/4-inch when patted down.
Lay fish on salt bed and place lemons, limes, oranges, parsley, rosemary, basil, thyme, tarragon, garlic, and ginger inside the cavity and gills, being careful not to over-stuff or force in the ingredients. (The idea is for the fish to return to its natural shape.) Pat remaining salt mixture around top and sides to form a crust that entirely encloses fish.
Bake 8 minutes per pound of fish. The crusts should be hard and light brown. Let cool slightly, then insert a knife along edge of crust. Carefully lift off crust in 1 or 2 large pieces and pull skin away from fish. Gently remove flesh in portions and serve.
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