A study in Salt

Or rather, Salt-Encrusted Red Snapper. A scientific study in heat conduction. Super easy to make. The only thing i should have done was have the fishmonger scale the fish for me while he gutted it. My kitchen looked like a tranny hooker came in wearing a sequin dress and shook it all over the place.

After that inconvenience it was merely a mater of stuff it with oranges and lemons and parsley and laying it on some salt, and covering it with more salt. lots and lots of salt. like 6 pounds worth.

35 minutes in a 450 oven, crack open with a hammer and welcome to a nicely seasoned but not overly salty ridiculously flakey and moist fish. it made up for the fact the games were so boring today. but at least the ravens lost.

kept mr. man on ice that afternoon in the fridge, till i was ready for him. this helps the freshness.

stuffed and laying on the first bed of salt.

6 pounds of salt, 4 egg whites and a half a cup of water. mix to make mortar and start working.

the done of the (salt) rock.

what it looks like after a blast in the oven.

archeology is all it takes. a knock of the hammer, brushing off the salt gently with a pastry brush and reveal him.

tender and flakey. and stupidly moist.

this is the remains of the fish. and aromatics who gave their all.

welcome to dinner, bitches. welcome, to dinner.