It's amazing how many people ask me about how I cook my whitebait. Being dutch I tend to stretch those little buggers as far as I can.
The best way is still the fritter.
The old white bait fritter or omelette:
3 eggs yolk separated from the whites
2 Tb white bait
pinch salt and ground white pepper
1/2 zest lemon
1/2 lemon juice
Method:
Add the whitebait to the egg yolks, lemon zest and season, whisk the egg whites till soft peaks form. Combine carefully by folding with the whitebait mix.
Heat a small frypan with a touch of oil and add the whitebait mix in, mixing lightly with a fork. Allow to set and then turn and place under a grill in the oven.
Serve on lightly buttered white bread! with a squeeze of lemon juice.
Other ways to cook whitebait
Make a beer batter much like what your fish and chips shop would make but slightly lighter. Drop your whitebait into the batter and then fry lightly. Serve over a mushroom risotto with a fresh rocket salad!
Maybe I should put a special whitebait dish on at Boy and Bird - crispy whitebait over a chicken and spring pea risotto!
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