Set aside. To cook the whitebait, preheat the oil in a deep-fat fryer to 200C. Have ready a wire rack set over a tray, to rest the fish on and allow them to dry after frying. Mix together 40g ...

As they are frozen produce, whitebait are available all year. There are concerns about the sustainability of whitebait because they are harvested in large quantities, which puts pressure on stocks.

“There was no current, every six feet there was a willow that had fallen, there was absolutely no tidal flow, it was dead - the fish couldn’t get up there, the whitebait couldn’t get up ther ...

In restaurants I have enjoyed crispy individually-fried whitebait. Can you tell me how I cook it this way. Also, when making an egg batter for whitebait, do you add flour or not? Planning ahead ...