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Next up was the MAIN EVENT. I’d been wanting to cook a whole fish for sometime (just to see if I could do it), and this ended up being the perfect night for it. My husband and I went to the local fish market, Garcia’s Seafood, and purchased two jumbo red snapper and decided to follow the directions of 2 awesome ladies from Florida that demonstrated an ancient technique for baking fish. Naturally, we found this on YouTube. You can stuff the fish with any herbs you like (I chose lemon, rosemary and thyme), then pack the fish in course sea salt, creating a salt cast that develops over the fish and keeps it moist while baking. The craziest part, is that the salt becomes hard like concrete and you have to literally CRACK the mold to get the fish out. It was totally wild and so much fun! I used my grandma’s rolling pin for extra drama – thanks Gram.
The Verdict:
- 5 stars!
- Would You Eat It Again?: Heck, yea with multiple exclamation points
- Would Would You Change? Buy more fish. For a party of 6, two fish was a bit of stretch as a main course.
Our “Mangia! Memoir” (what we’ll remember):
This was a food event worth remembering and I definitely recommend it. The fish was moist and fell right off the bone. The herbs that we had stuffed within the fish cavity infused the fish with flavor. And surprisingly, even though the fish was encased in salt, it wasn’t salty (Heads up, though – there were a few salty areas, mostly around the edges where the fish was right up against the salt cast). Since this was a new technique for everyone, the whole party was centered around seeing this come to life, which ended up being pretty darn cool.
Every one watched in anticipation as the fish was stuffed, packed in salt and then put into the oven. We then held our breath as the rolling pin smacked open the cast and inside lie the fully in tact and cooked fish. Once we slid the fish from the bones, everyone, as if on on queue, starting picking at the remnant pieces.
I mentioned that the fish cheek is supposed to be very succulent and instantly everyone started going for it! Then conversation shifted to how if you are ever stranded, you should eat fish eyes, because there is water in them. Next thing I know, people are going for the EYES!! It was like be shot back to caveman era – everyone was so primal!
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