Salt Baked Fish

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 small whole fish, such as snapper,gutted (350g-400g each)
• cracked black pepper
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 12 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 4 -5 kg coarse rock salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220c).
• 2 wash fish and pat dry.
• 3 sprinkle the inside cavities of the fish well with pepper, lemon juice and the parsley sprigs.
• 4 spread two baking trays with half the salt.
• 5 place the fish on the baking trays and cover with the remaining salt.
• 6 press the salt firmly around the fish and sprinkle a little bit of water.
• 7 bake for 15 minutes, then allow the fish to rest on the trays for another 5 minutes.
• 8 to serve, remove the salt in large pieces, and place the fish on serving plates.
• 9 serve with salad and lemon wedge.