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Whitebait Fritters

Name: Whitebait Fritters
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: New Zealand
Ingredients: fresh whitebait 200 g; large eggs 2 pieces; plain flour 30 g; fine salt 2 g; white pepper 1 g; butter 20 g; lemon wedges, to serve 4 pieces

Delicate whole whitebait bound in a light egg batter and pan-fried until just set, served with lemon.

25 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Whitebait is the small fish of the migrating river shoals, and it is a New Zealand summer tradition rather than a fish course from anywhere else. Cook the whole fish whole and only briefly, so the bones stay soft enough to eat along with the flesh. Season simply, squeeze lemon over, and eat it standing up at the seaside.

Ingredients

fresh whitebait200 g
large eggs2 pieces
plain flour30 g
fine salt2 g
white pepper1 g
butter20 g
lemon wedges, to serve4 pieces

Directions

1
Whisk eggs, flour, salt and pepper to a smooth thin batter; fold in whitebait.
2
Heat butter in a pan over medium until foaming.
3
Drop 1/4-cupfuls of batter; cook 2 minutes per side until golden and just set.
fritters are golden outside and just set in center
4
Serve immediately with lemon wedges.

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