Sea Bass in a Salt Crust (Zeebaars in zoutkorst)

Ideal recipe for Christmas:
Sea Bass in a Salt Crust (Zeebaars in zoutkorst)
Ingredients (2–3 people):

1 whole sea bass (about 400–600 g), gutted but with skin and head

± 2 kg coarse sea salt

6 egg whites

1 lemon (slices)

Fresh thyme

Olive oil, to serve

Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 200°C / 390°F.

Mix the coarse sea salt with the egg whites until it looks like wet sand and just starts to hold together.

Spread a thick layer of the salt mixture on a baking tray.
Place the sea bass on top.

Stuff the fish with lemon slices and fresh thyme.
Place some lemon slices on top of the fish as well.

Cover the fish completely with the remaining salt mixture, pressing it down gently so the fish is fully sealed.

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 200°C.

To serve:

Remove from the oven and let rest for 2–3 minutes.
Crack open the salt crust (yes, with confidence 😉).

Lift out the fish, remove the skin, and serve the juicy flesh with:

Good olive oil ;-)

A touch of black pepper
(No salt needed.)

Perfect with the best pan-fried potatoes and a glass of cava.

All organic. Naturally. (Everything from Ekoplaza Foodmarqt).

#christmasrecipe #christmasfood #holidaycooking #seabass
#saltcrust #fishrecipe #seafoodlover #homecooking
#foodtok #simpleingredients #pureflavours #organicfood
#cookingtiktok #festivefood

#kerstrecept #kersteten #visgerecht #zeebaars
#biologisch #ekoplaza #ekoplazafoodmarqt