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How to roast a fish in salt

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Skin the fish

Slip a knife under the skin to skin fish

Skin the fish by slipping a knife between flesh and fish

Kyle Phillips
Next, skin the fish by running the blade of the knife along the spine and then along the belly, and sliding the flat blade between skin and flesh. The skin will peel off easily. If you followed Luciano's lead and didn't clean the fish (he says leaving the guts gives a richer flavor, and I would agree), carefully remove them with a spoon at this point.

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