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 ...

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 ...

There’s no centerpiece quite as dramatic than a salt-baked fish. It’s all about making a tight seal with the salt crust—it forms a mini-oven around the fish, keeping the flavors of the aromatics ...

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 ...

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Often less expensive than fillets, whole fish are sustainable and impressive centerpieces for entertaining. Whether you're fishing or fishing for a deal at your seafood counter, we have plenty of ...

With cooking, it’s often true that the humblest ways of doing things are also the best. I take a lot of pleasure in this fact. For instance: Chiles ground with a mortar and pestle. Pizza cooked in a ...

A massive fish is completely encased in approximately 50 kilograms of salt before being baked in an oven. The salt forms a ...