Best Whitebait Recipes
WEST COAST WHITEBAIT PATTIES
Whitebait is a bit of a delicacy in New Zealand, and whitebait from the West Coast of the South Island is the best. The idea is to have more whitebait than batter, however it you go to a restaurant you will probably find that it's the other way round! West Coasters also serve them with mint sauce which is very tasty. Another thing to do is heat the oven to 50degrees C, and butter 4 slices of white bread. Put these on a plate in the oven (butter side up) and as each whitebait pattie is cooked put them on the bread. Us kids used to fight over the bread at the end as it tastes yummy(strange but true).
Provided by LilKiwiChicken
Categories New Zealand
Time 25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then mix in the milk.
- Season with salt & pepper to taste.
- Lightly beat through the flour & baking powder to ensure there are no lumps. Add the flour slowly - the mixture should be thick & runny but not too gloopy.
- In a colander, rinse the whitebait and pick out any river stones or other debris.
- Drain, and mix into the egg mixture until well combined.
- Heat a frying pan on medium-high heat, and once heated, add the butter/olive oil.
- Drop in dessert-spoonfuls of the whitebait mixture, and cook until the pattie is set (& starts to go golden on the underside). The whitebait will normally have gone white at this stage.
- Turn, and cook on the other side until golden.
- Keep warm in the oven until ready to serve, in my house they get eaten as fast as they are cooked!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 148.3, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 108.6, Sodium 202.7, Carbohydrate 13.2, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.2, Protein 5.4
WHITEBAIT
Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 10m
Yield serves 2 as a main course or 4 as a starter
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat the oil for frying in a deep-fat fryer to about 375 degrees F.
- Put the whitebait and the seasoned flour into a plastic bag, and toss everything around to coat the fish.
- Shake the excess flour by turning out the whole bag into a metal sieve, and then plunge the little fishes into the oil. Cook for about 3 minutes or until they look crispy and tempting - though I can see that for a squeamish generation, the idea of eating baby fish, whole, might not tempt. How wrong they are, if that's the case.
- Turn them out onto paper towels, and while the fish are losing any excess oil (we want desirable crunch) throw in a small handful of parsley leaves to deep-fry; watch out, it will spit. (A splatter guard is useful. Not charming, but useful.) When they have turned a very dark green, drain and serve with the whitebait, well sprinkled with sea salt and surrounded with lemon wedges.
MINI WHITEBAIT CRUSTLESS QUICHES
It seems that the only whitebait recipes are for whitebait fritters which can get a little boring. So I came up with this recipe as we had oodles of whitebait to get through. These are made in muffins pans but can also be made in mini-muffin pans. The dried herbs and parmesan give the quiches a nice flavour however don't be too heavy-handed with these as you don't want the delicate taste of the whitebait to be overempowered. Makes about 8 muffin size quiches which will serve 2-3 as a meal or 16-20 mini-muffin size quiches.
Provided by Lindib
Categories Savory Pies
Time 35m
Yield 8 16, 2-3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Saute the onion and oil over a low heat for 5 minutes or until soft. Put aside and leave to cool.
- Preheat oven to 190 degrees celcius & spray the muffin tin with oil spray.
- In a bowl whisk the eggs. Add the salt, pepper, dill, thyme, milk, flour & parmesan and whisk until smooth.
- Stir in the whitebait and cooled onions.
- Spoon into the muffin tin.
- Place tin into preheated oven and bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until set and a pale golden colour.
- Remove from oven and leave the quiches to cool in the tins for 15 minutes before removing otherwise they may break up as you try to get them out of the tin.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with a salad. If making mini-muffin sized quiches they are great served as a nibble with drinks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230.4, Fat 14.5, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 326.5, Sodium 149.5, Carbohydrate 12.1, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 3, Protein 12.7
WHITEBAIT PATTIES
That great NZ delicacy... Here is a recipe for REAL whitebait patties that are all whitebait and very little else.
Provided by Missy Wombat
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 1 batch
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Beat together all ingredients except for the whitebait.
- Add the whitebait.
- Drop tablespoons of the mixture into a frypan at a medium heat, adding more oil as needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 347.4, Fat 19.9, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 846, Sodium 647.8, Carbohydrate 6.9, Sugar 1.5, Protein 25.7
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