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Whitebait Recipes

   

   

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On The Riverbank

A yummy feed you can enjoy while continuing to fish for more whitebait ...
(wait for the Whitebait Season to begin though, or you'll be in “deep-shit”)

• Break two eggs into 250 g of whitebait.
• Add ½ tsp Baking Powder if desired.
• Melt butter in frying pan until just golden.
• Fry patties, turning once white/golden.

Eat between two pieces of bread with salt and pepper, lemon juice or mint sauce.

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Dinner Table Patties

A basic whitebait patties recipe ...

• Separate two eggs and set aside whites.
• Beat eggwhites until stiff.
• Add dessertspoonful of selfraising flour, pinch of salt and egg yolks.
• Fold together.
• Add 250gms whitebait and fold in.
• Melt butter in frying pan until just golden.
• Fry patties, turning once golden.

Enjoy with lemon juice, mint sauce, salt and pepper — lovely when cold.

• Remember Aunty Betty’s tip and clip the edges with a pair of scissors if you want them perfect!

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Chive and Lemon Whitebait Fritters

Ingredients:

• ½ cup flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup chopped chives
• ½ cup milk
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp grated lemon rind
• 250 g whitebait
• Salt and pepper
• 25g butter

Method:

• Mix together flour and baking powder in a bowl.
• Make a well in the centre.
• Beat egg and chives slowly into flour mix.
• Add milk and mix to a smooth batter.
• Add lemon juice, lemon rind, whitebait, salt and pepper.
• Mix together gently.
• Heat a frying pan.
• Add butter and fry ¼ cup of mixture at a time, turning to brown both sides.
• Place on kitchen paper to drain.

Makes five fritters.

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Alison Holst’s Saute’ed Whitebait

Mmmmmmmm....

• Heat a fairly heavy pan.
• For each serving add 1tbsp of butter and 1-2 chopped garlic cloves.
• You need a minimum of ½ cup of whitebait per serving.
• Cook on low heat for 3-4 minutes.
• Chop 2-3 tbsp of parsley and have it ready.
• Spread the whitebait on a clean, dry teatowel.
• Remove any foreign matter.
• Sprinkle dry whitebait with flour, lifting the sides of the teatowel to coat the fish evenly.
• Raise the heat of the garlic butter and add the coated whitebait (without adding any of the loose flour) as soon as the butter turns straw coloured.
• Toss, using a fish slice, until the fish turns milky white in just a few seconds.
• Sprinkle with parsley and with freshly ground black pepper.
• Tip onto a warmed plate and squeeze a little lemon juice over them.

Eat immediately.

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Alison Holst’s Whitebait Omelet

Proceed as above, using a small pan....

• As soon as the whitebait turn milky, pour over them an egg which has been beaten with a pinch of salt and a tablespoon of water.
• Shake pan to spread both whitebait and egg.
• Lift edges to let uncooked egg run underneath.
• Fold omelet and serve immediately.

Note: Allow at least ¼ cup of whitebait per serving.

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Whitebait with Taglialini

Sauce Ingredients:

• 100gms butter
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1½ cups Chardonnay
• 300ml cream
• Freshly ground nutmeg
• 1Tbsp Green peppercorns

Sauce Method:

• Sauté shallots in butter.
• Add garlic and wine and reduce to half by boiling.
• Add cream and peppercorns and reduce again.
• Add salt and nutmeg.
• Keep warm.

Whitebait Ingredients:

• 100gms whitebait per person
• 75gms fresh taglialini per person
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• Chopped parsley or chervil

Whitebait Method:

• Cook pasta and drain.
• Cook whitebait in the hot sauce 1 minute.
• Twirl pasta onto plates, pile whitebait on top, spoon on sauce and top with Parmesan and parsley.

Enjoy!!

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Whitebait Roll

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whitebait
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup cold mashed potatoes
• 2oz butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 egg
• 1tsp Baking Powder
• Salt and pepper

Method:

• Mix flour, baking powder and potatoes.
• Add melted butter and beaten egg.
• Roll out and spread evenly with whitebait, onion, pepper and salt.
• Roll up.
• Bake in pie dish for ½ hour @ 180°C/350°F.

Simply delicious!

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Whitebait Souffle

Ingredients:

• 1 cup milk
• 1Tbsp butter
• 1 slice stale bread
• 2 eggs, separated
• Pepper and salt
• 250 gms whitebait

Method:

• Warm milk and butter until melted.
• Pour over bread and let soak in.
• Beat bread to a pulp.
• Add egg yolks, pepper and salt.
• Gently add whitebait.
• Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
• Pour into battered casserole dish and bake 20 mins @ 200°C/400°F.

Mouth-watering!!

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http://www.cascadewhitebait.co.nz/recipes.html