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New Zealand Whitebait Fritters

Whitebait fritters with egg, potato and scallions, fried until golden. Makes 6 servings.

This documented version of whitebait fritters combines the tiny fish with a mixture of egg, milk and potato, along with flour and scallions. Simpler versions are also made in New Zealand, with less flour or just egg and fish; this recipe follows the potato version.

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Total time75 min
DifficultyIntermediate
servings6
New Zealand Whitebait Fritters
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Method

  1. 01

    Cook and cool the potato

    Put the potato in a saucepan and cover it with water. Bring to a boil and cook until very tender. Drain, rinse with cold water and leave to cool for 5 minutes.

    5 min
  2. 02

    Make the batter

    Beat the eggs with the milk and cooled potato until smooth. Stir in the flour, baking powder, salt and black pepper.

  3. 03

    Add the fish and scallions

    Gently fold in the dried whitebait and chopped scallions.

  4. 04

    Fry the fritters

    Heat the grapeseed oil in a skillet over high heat. Spoon in the mixture to make small fritters about 8–10 cm across, and fry in batches for about 3 minutes on each side.

    15 min
  5. 05

    Serve

    Remove the fritters from the pan and serve them hot with the lemon wedges.

Sources and review

Content researched, cross-checked and automatically validated. Sources consulted:

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