Whitebait
Ingredients
Directions
Ensure whitebait are fresh and soak them in ice water until ready to use.
Drain the whitebait well and place them on a floured cloth to dry.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the dried whitebait until golden brown.
Serve immediately while hot.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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