Comments on: Salt-Crusted Striped Bass

By: Dhale

Dhale — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:06:46 +0000

@ Timeless Gourmet: How awesome it must to be to catch your own fish! It doesn’t get any fresher than that. I love the salt-crust for its simplicity. Hope you like it too!

By: Dhale

Dhale — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:27 +0000

@ Rebecca: I think I’m headed to Chinatown again this weekend! I heard from around the way that there’s a place where you can find live shrimp! I’ll keep you posted on it. Thanks for visiting

By: Timeless Gourmet

Timeless Gourmet — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:12 +0000

I catch quite a few fish here in Newburyport, Stripped Bass among them……I’ve never done one in a salt crust, but I really must – this looks great!

By: Dhale

Dhale — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:47:19 +0000

@ Robert Bush: The salt mixture is all salt with a little bit of water added to it (2 Tbsp). It makes it easier to build the crust around the fish when there’s a little bit of moisture. Other fish that would be great with a salt crust – red snapper, salmon, sea bass…. actually any whole fish would be great. The flavors are really clean and natural. Good luck and thanks so much for stopping by

By: rebecca

rebecca — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:49:23 +0000

oh love fish and China town is fab in NYC

By: Robert Bush

Robert Bush — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:20:17 +0000

Sounds good, and I’ve been curious about this since dining a number of times at D’Acqua in Washington DC a number of times (it’s their specialty). I never tried it there, but I’d like to try it at home.
You mention the “salt mixture”, but you don’t tell what the salt is mixed with. Egg white? Whatever.
Any suggestions for other types of fish that this is a good way to cook? Thanks – RB

By: Dhale

Dhale — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:50:57 +0000

Thanks Joy! You’ll love baking your fish in a salt-crust. And so easy to make too! Nothing beats an open air fish market experience. I’m so fortunate that Chinatown is only a few stops away from the subway!

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:09 +0000

Congrats on top 9!! I have never tried to cook fish in a salt crust and have always wondered how to do so — this looks amazing I am definitely trying this. You are so lucky to have a Chinatown that sells fresh fish in an open market, for some reason I always find ingredients taste so much better in an open market opposed to a regular old grocery store. Great post thanks for sharing