Name: Whitebait fritters with chilli salt
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Salad; 1 bunch red, finely sliced radishes; 100 gram snow-pea sprouts; olive oil, to drizzle; Whitebait fritters; 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 2 teaspoon baking powder; 4 egg-whites; 1 kilogram frozen small whitebait, thawed, drained well (see tip) oil, for deep-frying; 1/2 cup egg mayonnaise; 2 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; lemon wedges, to serve; Chilli salt; 3 teaspoon sea salt; 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes; 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns; 1/2 teaspoon szechwan peppercorns

Ingredients

Salad

1 bunch red, finely sliced radishes

100 gram snow-pea sprouts

olive oil, to drizzle

Whitebait fritters

1/2 cup self-raising flour

2 teaspoon baking powder

4 egg-whites

1 kilogram frozen small whitebait, thawed, drained well (see tip) oil, for deep-frying

1/2 cup egg mayonnaise

2 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon lemon zest

lemon wedges, to serve

Chilli salt

3 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes

1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns

1/2 teaspoon szechwan peppercorns

Method

1.Sift flour and baking powder together. In a bowl, beat egg-whites until soft peaks form. Lightly fold in flour mixture then whitebait.

2.Heat oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan on medium, until a little batter sizzles as soon as it is added.

3.Spoon tablespoons of fish batter into oil, in 3 batches. Cook 2-3 minutes, turning, until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towel.

4.To make Chilli Salt; using a hand processor or mortar and pestle, combine all ingredients and process to a coarse dust.

5.In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise with lemon juice and zest. Set aside.

6.Assemble Salad; in a bowl, combine radish and snow-pea sprouts.

7.Serve whitebait fritters with salt, mayonnaise, lemon wedges and salad drizzled with oil.

For the best results with these fritters, defrost the fish in a colander overnight to drain out excess moisture.
Note

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