Salt crust bar from Brittany

Ingredients

For 4 servings

• •1 1 bar
• •200 g 200 g of half-salt butter
• •15 cl 15 cl of white wine
• •4 4 shallots
• •3 kg 3 kg of large salt

Method

1. 1.Take a baking dish and preheat the oven to 180°C (thermostat 6).
2. 2.Place the bar on a big salt bed and cover with large salt.
3. 3.Let cook in a rotating heat oven for 15 min per kg.
4. 4.For white butter: chop shallots.
5. 5.In a saucepan, cook shallots in white wine until fully reduced.
6. 6.Add the butter to pieces, melt it over low heat, whisking until smooth.
7. 7.Gently break the salt crust to remove it, lift the bar fillets, coat them with white butter and serve with steamed potatoes.