Thread: Devilled Whitebait...

I have never made this recette so I cannot say anything much about it except that I want to try it...!! It is from an English cookery book.

Ingredients...

450 g whitebait, scaled and filleted (just joking)
275/300ml milk
100/125g flour
2 tsps salt
1 tsp black or cayenne pepper
a little extra cayenne
lemon quarters
parsley sprigs

If frozen, allow the whitebait to thaw spreading them out as soon as you can to separate them without breaking them. When they are at room temp, put the whitebait into a bowl of milk for about 4 -5 minutes to help make the flour stick. Drain them in a sieve. Put the flour, salt and black or cayenne pepper in a large plastic bag. Fill a deep frying half full of oil and let it heat to between 180-190c. While the oil is heating, put the whitebait in the bag and shake them about until they are coated with the flour. Shake off any surplus flour and deep-fry for about 2 minutes or until they are crisp and golden. Lift them on to a baking tray line with kitchen paper. Keep warm in a pre-heated oven. When all the whitebait are cooked, divide them between four hot plates, sprinkle them with cayenne and garnish each plate with lemon quarters and parsley...serve very hot with brown bread and butter...