Oriental Salt Baked Seabass

Delicate seabass encased in a herb & lemongrass salt crust, baked to juicy perfection and paired with punchy yuzu mayo, buttery Jersey Royals, and charred asparagus. Crispy outside. Flaky inside. Pure flavour all over.

Ingredients

  • 8 large egg whites
  • 750g sea salt
  • 2 lemon grass diced
  • A small bunch of coriander Thai basil
  • 2 limes zest only
  • 2kg seabass – gutted , scaled, fins and head removed
Mayo
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tbs Dijon mustard
  • 200ml veg oil
  • 2 tbs yuzu
To serve
  • Hot jersey royals
  • Asparagus

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  • Whisk the egg whites to a stiff peak mix in the salt and herbs and lemongrass and lime zest. Spoon ½ onto a lined baking tray, then place the fish on top. Then cover all over with the rest of the mix and bake for 40 minutes.
  • To make the mayo, put the egg yolks and Dijon into a small food processor whilst blitzing slowly drizzle in the oil when thick add the ponzu and yuzu juice.
  • Break off the salt crust and portion up the fish serve with mayo jerseys and asparagus.

Ingredients

  • 8 large egg whites
  • 750g sea salt
  • 2 lemon grass diced
  • A small bunch of coriander Thai basil
  • 2 limes zest only
  • 2kg seabass – gutted , scaled, fins and head removed
Mayo
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tbs Dijon mustard
  • 200ml veg oil
  • 2 tbs yuzu
To serve
  • Hot jersey royals
  • Asparagus

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  • Whisk the egg whites to a stiff peak mix in the salt and herbs and lemongrass and lime zest. Spoon ½ onto a lined baking tray, then place the fish on top. Then cover all over with the rest of the mix and bake for 40 minutes.
  • To make the mayo, put the egg yolks and Dijon into a small food processor whilst blitzing slowly drizzle in the oil when thick add the ponzu and yuzu juice.
  • Break off the salt crust and portion up the fish serve with mayo jerseys and asparagus.