Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Pat fish dry. Fill a sheet pan large enough to fit fish with a ¼-inch layer of salt. Place fish on top and mound remaining salt so it completely covers fish. Roast fish in ...

1 whole 4-to-5-pound black sea bass (other firm fish, such as porgy, may be substituted), cleaned, gutted, and scaled Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Whisk egg whites till they form soft peaks, and ...

Dear Lisa: I recently had a salt-crusted fish at a restaurant, and I was really impressed by both the presentation and the taste. I would like to try making it at home. Do you have any advice? Thank ...

This recipe is adapted from 'A Year of Everyday Cooking & Baking 365” by Meike Peters, Prestel Publishing ($40). Pinot noir's light red, fruity flavor serves as a perfect counterpart to salmon's ...

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A salt-baked fish is both one of the simplest and most glamorous dishes you can bring to the table. On one hand, it is nothing more than a pile of hardened salt with a whole cooked fish buried in it.

Often less expensive than fillets, whole fish are sustainable and impressive centerpieces for entertaining. Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christine Keely ...

The effect of salt-baking is similar to baking (steaming) in parchment paper, Stewart writes in her newest cookbook, "Martha Stewart's Cooking School." The salt absorbs steam and becomes a hard shell ...