Baked Red Snapper in a Salt Crust
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 1/4 cups coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 -pound whole red snapper, cleaned
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a bowl blend together the flour, cornmeal, coarse salt, and fresh rosemary.
- Add the egg whites and the water.
- Stir to combine.
- Add more water if necessary to form a stiff dough.
- On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough.
- Transfer it to a baking sheet.
- Wrap the whole red snapper completely in the dough.
- Press the edges of the dough to seal.
- Put in oven and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove the crust.
- Fillet and serve the fish.
- Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, Mastroberardino, 1994
allpurpose, cornmeal, coarse salt, fresh rosemary, egg whites, water, red snapper
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/baked-red-snapper-in-a-salt-crust-recipe.html (may not work)