Fried Whitebait Recipes

DEVILLED WHITEBAIT WITH ROASTED GARLIC MAYO

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. To make the mayo, put the garlic cloves onto a piece of foil, drizzle with the olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and wrap up tightly. Cook in the oven for 25-30 minutes until soft. Cool, then squeeze the cloves out of their skins and put in a bowl with the mayonnaise, lemon juice and some seasoning, and mix well.
• Put the cornflour, rice flour, mustard powder, paprika and cayenne into a bowl and mix well. Add the whitebait and toss really well, until covered in the spiced flour.
• Fill a pan no more that 1 /3 full with oil and heat to 180C or until a cube of bread browns in 30 seconds. Fry the whitebait, in batches, for 4-5 minutes or until really crisp. Drain on kitchen paper and keep warm in a low oven while you fry the rest. Serve straightaway with the roasted garlic mayo for dipping, a sprinkle of sea salt and lemon wedges for squeezing over.

FRIED WHITEBAIT

Steps:

• Heat oil to 180 degrees C or 375 degrees F.
• Remove any broken or bruised whitebait. Carefully wash and dry the remaining fish.
• Coat fish in milk and then put fish into a bag with the seasoned flour. Shake to coat. This can be done in batches; while some fish is cooking, the next batch is prepared.
• Cook fish for 1 minute before removing from the oil with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with a small amount of salt before serving.