Whitebait Fritters Step By Step
May 9th 2008 08:35
White bait is the generic term used throughout the world to describe small fishes that are collected en masse and eaten whole. New Zealand whitebait, consisting of the young of several species, is a traditional Maori food which is highly prized by Kiwi’s.
Whitebait can be battered or dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried, but is most commonly served in fritters. In the following recipe and step by step pictures I have used a flour based batter, but it can be made using just egg, or egg white, making it more akin to an omelette.
Ingredients
500g Whitebait
250g Self raising flour
1 Egg
1 Shallot
1tsp Lemon pepper
Salt & pepper
Water
Method
Drain the whitebait in a colander.
Sieve the flour into a bowl.
Add the egg and a little water.
Mix into a smooth thick batter.
Combine the whitebait, batter, chopped shallot and lemon pepper in a bowl.
Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan and place a large spoonful of the fritter mixture in the pan.
Spread it into a round shape with the back of the spoon.
Allow it to cook until brown on one side then turn it over and cook the other side.
This recipe makes about eight fritters.
Serve the fritters with lemon and tartare sauce.
Kiora!
Whitebait can be battered or dusted in seasoned flour and deep fried, but is most commonly served in fritters. In the following recipe and step by step pictures I have used a flour based batter, but it can be made using just egg, or egg white, making it more akin to an omelette.
Ingredients
500g Whitebait
250g Self raising flour
1 Egg
1 Shallot
1tsp Lemon pepper
Salt & pepper
Water
Method
Drain the whitebait in a colander.
Sieve the flour into a bowl.
Add the egg and a little water.
Mix into a smooth thick batter.
Combine the whitebait, batter, chopped shallot and lemon pepper in a bowl.
Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan and place a large spoonful of the fritter mixture in the pan.
Spread it into a round shape with the back of the spoon.
Allow it to cook until brown on one side then turn it over and cook the other side.
This recipe makes about eight fritters.
Serve the fritters with lemon and tartare sauce.
Kiora!
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