BASIC WHITEBAIT BATTER

A simple and light batter is best to showcase the whitebait themselves so don’t get fancy and complicate things

Prep:

10 minutes

Cook:

10-15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1 free range egg

1½ tsp cornflour

½ tsp baking powder

¼ – ½ tsp salt

Freshly cracked black pepper

1 cup whitebait

1 lemon cut into wedges to serve

Whisk together egg, cornflour, baking powder salt and pepper. Add whitebait and mix gently

Coat a frying pan with butter and ladle in a spoonful of batter

Flip the fritter when it is beginning to brown being careful not to overcook it as it will become tough

Squeeze a little lemon juice on the fritter while it is still hot in the pan and serve with more lemon slices