Salt Baked Pink Dentex (Fish-n-Chips!)

pink dentex

Do you even recognize that name?  I sure as heck don’t.   Ho. Lee. Crap I had a hard time translating that one.  :P  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, 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.  

Recipe is here: http://canarygirl.com/?p=149 

salt baked pink dentex