Salt-baked whole fish

Ingredients:

• 1 (about 1kg) whole Jacopever, scaled 
• 2 limes, sliced
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced 
• Handful fresh dill

Salt dough:

• 1 cup (250ml) cake flour + extra for dusting 
• ½ cup (60ml) coarse salt
• Grated peel of 1 lemon or 2 limes
• Handful fresh thyme
• Handful fresh coriander 

For serving:

• Fresh rocket, lime wedges, roasted baby potatoes and pink peppercorns

Method:

1. Stuff cavity of the fish with lime and lemon slices, garlic and dill.
2. Blitz together flour, salt, lime peel and herbs. 
3. Add a little water while blitzing, enough to make a stiff dough.
4. Roll dough out on a floured surface to about 5mm thick.
5. Cover fish completely with the dough.
6. Place fish on a greased oven tray and bake for 25 minutes at 200°C. 
7. Place fish on a bed of rocket with the crust broken open (do not eat crust). 
8. Serve with lime, baby potatoes and peppercorns as garnish.

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