Cooking Instructions
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 390 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Step 2
Slice one
Lemon (1)
and the
Garlic (1 bulb)
in half, drizzle with the
Olive Oil (1 Tbsp)
and season with
Sea Salt (to taste)
and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
. Roast the lemon and garlic in the oven for 15 – 20 minutes or until caramelized and soft.
Step 3
Leave to cool before spooning out the middle fruit and finely chopping the zest of the lemon. Squeeze the garlic cloves from their papery skins and roughly chop.
Step 4
Stir the chopped peel and garlic through the
Mayonnaise (3 Tbsp)
and season with a grind of
Sea Salt (to taste)
and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
.
Step 5
Fill a pot with about 4cm of
Sunflower Oil (as needed)
and heat to 390 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Step 6
Rinse off the
Frozen Whitebait (2 lb)
and pat dry with kitchen towel. Combine the
All-Purpose Flour (3/4 cup)
and a shake of
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
in dish and drop in the whitebait. Shake the dish to evenly coat each fish in flour.
Step 7
Deep-fry the whitebait in batches, draining the fried fish on kitchen towel.
Step 8
Season with
Sea Salt (to taste)
and serve the whitebait immediately with the mayonnaise and Slices of
Lemons (2)
for squeezing over the fish.
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