Fried Whitebait

Directions

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.
11. 11
    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.