Whitebait Fritters
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2 Eggs
250g (1 Cup) Fresh Whitebait
1 Tablespoon Plain Flour
Juice of half a Lemon
Zest from a Lemon
1-2 Tablespoons fresh Chives finely chopped (optional)
Freshly ground Pepper and Sea Salt
2-4 Tablespoons of Butter for pan frying
- Lightly beat the eggs in a bowl (one large enough to fit all of the ingredients).
- Add the whitebait, flour, lemon juice and zest, chives and salt and pepper to the eggs and give everything a good stir to mix them.
- Heat 1-2 tablespoons of butter over a medium heat in a large frying pan. When the butter is foaming, spoon the whitebait fritter mixture into the pan. You can make mini fritters if you want a bite sized canapé or one large omelette style fritter that can be cut into wedges but the traditional way (and one favoured by our family) is to make medium sized fritters and for each person to have 3-4 fritters.
- You will need to cook the fritters in batches so that there is room for eachvfritter to cook and do that you don’t crowd the pan and lower the heat.
- When the bottom of the fritter had cooked (about 1 minute of cooking), flip the fritter over using a fish slice and cook the top side for another minute. Then place the fritters on a plate on top of some kitchen roll sheets to absorb any extra butter and keep them warm while you cook the remaining batches. I made about 9 fritters with this mixture.
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