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Will Studd

Salt crusted Ocean Trout


Ingredients

  • 3 kg cooking Salt
  • 6 egg whites
  • 2½ kg Ocean Trout cleaned
  • 50 g Butter
  • roughly chopped tarragon, thyme and Parsley
  • freshly ground black pepper

Method

  1. Place salt in a bowl and add ½ herbs and egg whites – mix until damp and sticky (add a little water or another egg white if necessary)
  2. Cover base of baking tray with a thin layer of mixture.
  3. Pack cavity of fish with remaining herbs and butter and place on tray – smother fish with remaining salt mix so fish looks mummified
  4. Bake in oven at 220 degrees Celsius for 25 mins per kilo of fish
  5. When cooked remove from oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes
  6. Crack open hard salt crust with a hammer and remove chunks before serving
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Preparation Time: 15M
Cooking Time: 50M

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  • rosie
    June 2010

    That's a beautiful wood fired oven in the photograph. Is that yours Will? We are keen to build one and would love some more pictures or tips. We've researched pretty well, but are open to any suggestions from seasoned users. Such as what you didn't do but wish you had?

  • Louise White
    January 2010

    I have cooked this twice since seeing the programme before Christmas - it's the easiest fish dish in the world and the most impressive. Always a great party piece when you bring out the hammer!!

  • Cheryl98
    December 2009

    did it last year tastes great and looks very impressive!!

  • krystyna Michnowski

    I saw someone do this (bake a whole fish in salt crust) looked awesome, taste was amazing. Would love to try this recipe

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