Baking a whole fish in a crust of salt is a culinary illusion of the highest order. On the table, it is not only delicious, moist, and tender but also absolutely stunning — a show-stopping centerpiece ...

Salt-baking is a unique but effective way to cook meat or even vegetables. The process entails completely surrounding an item in salt before cooking it to trap in moisture and really lock in the ...

The effect of salt-baking is similar to baking (steaming) in parchment paper, Stewart writes in her newest cookbook, "Martha Stewart's Cooking School." The salt absorbs steam and becomes a hard shell ...

There’s no centerpiece quite as dramatic than a salt-baked fish. It’s all about making a tight seal with the salt crust—it forms a mini-oven around the fish, keeping the flavors of the aromatics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Often less expensive than fillets, whole fish are sustainable and impressive centerpieces for entertaining. Photo by Victor ...

A fish I've never encountered outside Peru, chita is a type of grunt with tender white flesh. This preparation is well suited to branzino, but you can use any white fish with firm but tender flesh, ...

Often less expensive than fillets, whole fish are sustainable and impressive centerpieces for entertaining. Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christine Keely ...