How To Make Salt-Baked Sheepshead - Best Recipe | Charleston Magazine

How To Make Salt-Baked Sheepshead - Best Recipe | Charleston Magazine

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Ingredients

  • 1 (3-lb.) whole sheepshead or croaker, gutted, with scales, head, and tail left on
  • 5 ½ cups kosher salt (about 3 lbs., or 1 box)
  • 10 sprigs thyme; 5 left whole and 5 plucked of their leaves
  • 10 sprigs tarragon; 5 left whole and 5 plucked of their leaves
  • 4 sprigs rosemary; 2 left whole and 2 plucked of their leaves
  • 6 dried bay leaves; 3 left whole and 3 shredded
  • 1/2 lemon, sliced into thin disks
  • 7 large egg whites
  • 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes or pink peppercorns
  • Parchment for lining the baking sheet

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