Crispy fried whitebait
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Ingredients
- 300 g whitebait
- 2 tbsp. plain flour
- Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- 1 tsp. sea salt flakes, plus extra for sprinkling
- Lemon wedges, for serving
Directions
- Wash the whitebait under cold water and dry very well with paper towel. Heat a saucepan filled halfway with vegetable oil over medium heat.
- Put the flour into a plastic bag with the salt, hold it closed and shake to mix. Put a handful of whitebait into the bag, close and shake to coat with the flour. Remove the whitebait and shake off any excess flour.
- Repeat this process until all the whitebait are coated in flour. Put on a plate but dont pile them on top of each other, or they will stick together.
- When the oil is just forming small bubbles on the base of the pan, add a single whitebait and, when it floats and cooks to golden-brown in 1 minute or less, the oil is ready to use.
- Cook the whitebait in small batches, then drain on paper towels and serve immediately sprinkled with the extra salt, with a lemon wedge on the side.My Barcelona Kitchen
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