Whole Norwegian salmon baked in sea salt

Name: Whole Norwegian salmon baked in sea salt
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3.5 kg Norwegian salmon, whole; 2 kg sea salt, coarse; 3 egg white; 1 sprig of rosemary

With this technique of cooking fish, the salmon meat is protected while it is cooked, obtaining a fine texture and an intense flavor of the sea.

Cooking timeOver 60 min

Difficulty levelMedium

Rating5/5

Servings

Ingredients

Preparation

In a bowl, mix the salt, egg whites, grate the lemon zest and the removed leaves of the rosemary.
A layer of salt is put on a heat proof plate. It need to be 2 cm thick.
On top of the salt we place the whole salmon.
Cover the salmon completely cover with another layer of salt.
Roast on our preheated and covered grill for 20 minutes per kilo salmon. (I.e 4 kg = 1 hour)
Once the time has passed, we remove it and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Break the hard salt shell that has been created and remove it. Carefully remove the skin from the salmon and serve the fillets on plates.