serves
4
prep
20 minutes
cook
25 minutes
difficulty
Mid
serves
4
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
25
minutes
difficulty
Mid
level
Ingredients
- 500 g rock salt
- 4 star anise
- 2 cassia bark quills
- 800 g whole mud fish, cleaned but not scaled
Lemon dipping sauce
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp ground white pepper
Instructions
Pour the rock salt into a large clay pot. Arrange the star anise and cassia over the salt, and then sit the fish on top.
Cover the pot and place over a medium–low heat. Cook for 20–25 minutes, or until the flesh flakes easily when tested with a fork.
Meanwhile, combine the lemon dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix until combined.
Remove the fish from the pot and place on a serving platter. To serve, peel off the scales and skin and dip the flesh into the dipping sauce.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
