Fried Whitebait

1. 1

   Wash and prepare the whitebait.

2. 2

   Dab with kitchen roll to remove any excess water and place in a bowl.

3. 3

   Sprinkle with salt, add as much as you prefer.

4. 4

   Leave in the fridge for 30+ minutes to absorb some of the salt.

5. 5

   In a shallow bowl add a good amount of flour.

6. 6

   You can deep fry the whitebait however I chose to do mine in a shallow fry.

7. 7

   So if shallow frying pour about 200-300 ml of oil into a frying pan and heat on a medium to high heat.

8. 8

   Coat the fish evenly in the flour and carefully drop into the hot oil as you go along.

9. 9

   Fry for 4-5 minutes on each side.

10. 10

    Dab with kitchen roll to absorb some of the oil.

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    Optional: sprinkle with the fish with the lemon juice, serve with mayonnaise.

12. 12

    Serve almost immediately.

13. 13

    It's great as a starter.

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