Salt Baked Pink Dentex (Fish-n-Chips!)
 
Do you even recognize that name? I sure as heck don’t. Ho. Lee. Crap I had a hard time translating that one. 
This particular fish is called “Sama Dorada” (even though it’s pink) in Spanish, and is very common, but being the gal who grew up in Minnesota, I had no idea what the English translation might be, so the internet search began. Thanks to my fil who helped me figure it out, because there is actually various types of Samas, and another different fish, though from the same family, called “Dorada.” Are you confused yet? Yeah, me too. lmfao Whatevertheheck it’s name is (Peter at Kalofagas tells me that it’s also known as Pandora fish! Thanks, Peter! 
), it’s an incredibly delicious, delicate and mild tasting white fish that lends itself perfectly to pretty much any preparation. It *is* known to have quite a few small bones, though, so it’s probably best to check it well for children, or sub something else less boney. The way my mil has always served it is “desmenuzado,” which means “broken up” or “shredded.” Sooo, that’s what I did too (this method of serving really helps get rid of all of the bones, too). And of course, I had to prepare some fresh homemade “chips” to go with it. A little lemon, and we were good to go.
Ingredients:
1 pink dentex (about 2 pounds/1 kilo) (or 2 smaller ones) (entrails removed)
2 pounds (1 kilo) sea salt
1 lemon, sliced
a few sprigs of cilantro, washed
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 onion, sliced
salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400ºF/200ºC.
Sprinkle the bottom of a baking dish with enough salt to cover the bottom surface.
Place fish on top of salt bed, and stuff with a couple of lemon slices, cilantro sprigs, garlic and onion slices.
Pour remaining salt over fish, covering completely, and packing it around the fish.
Sprinkle a bit of water over the salt.
Bake fish about 40-45 minutes and remove from oven.
Crack the salt “crust” and remove.
Remove skin and bones from fish and serve with chips and lemon wedges.
wow that meat looks amazing! if i could eat right now, i’d be all over that
Doesn’t that look delicious Nikki
Now I am in the mood for fish…I do have some cod in the freezer…….
Nikki, I love this method of baking fish in salt.
This fish is also known as a Pandora fish.
Aw, Furious! Poor guy! This is actually really really tender..it practically melts in your mouth. Feel better soon! (hug)
Valli, thanks! Cod sounds good (for some reason I always think of Peter Pan and Capitan Hook when I think of cod. lol)
Hey Peter! Thank you! OMG I was having such a heck of a time…in Minnesota, I know all the types of freshwater fish, but ocean fish isn’t as common, or at least wasn’t where I lived at the time…the most exotic things were mahi mahi, halibut and cod, seafood was more common than fishes. lmfao
Nikki -
That looks fantastic, if only I could smell and taste it as well as see it!
David.
Thank you, David!
This is such an easy and healthy way to prepare fish, and the resulting dish is just really succulent and juicy. 
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