Cook Like a Clerkenwell Chef- Osteria
Osteria is the latest restaurant at the Barbican, focusing on seasonal Italian cooking. Head chef Patrick Leano shares his recipe for sea bream baked in a salt crust – a popular Italian feasting dish. The crust breaks away after cooking to leave beautifully moist and tender fish underneath
OSTERIA’S SALT-CRUSTED WILD SEA BREAM
Ingredients |
Serves 2 Whole wild sea bream, 600-800g gutted and descaled (ask your fishmonger to do this for you) |
MethodMix all ingredients for the salt crust together in a large bowl. It should form a paste and have a sticky texture to it. Preheat your oven to 180°C degrees. Place the fish on an ovenproof dish with a piece of parchment underneath and drizzled with a touch of olive oil on the bottom. Then use all the salt and place it over the sea bream, covering the whole fish. You can do this up to 1 hour before baking. Bake for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, take the sea bream out of the oven and leave to rest for a few minutes. The crust should be very firm. Break the crust off and brush off any excess salt. Place into a serving dish of choice and serve with roast potatoes and a shaved fennel and clementine salad. |