Caryl Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Look what we're having for tea :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 hey Caryl those fish are dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 no they just smelting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 I bought 1.25 KGs for $50 a couple of weeks back but Im waiting untill Christmas so that we can all enjoy them 1 eggs to 500gms with a bit of salt and a bit of heat then add it to a fork before adding to mouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Got 2.5 kgs out of Port Waikato over weekend. 300grams first scoop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 I don't eat live fish! I don't buy whitebait either - too expensive. This bag was given to me this morning and is 1lb which is about 450g I think. My dad (born and bred on the West Coast of the South Is) uses this recipe... Beat together 3 eggs and 1tsp salt Add 1/2 - 3/4C flour and 1tsp baking powder Mix to a smooth batter with milk. Add 1lb whitebait. Don't mix too much and don't mix it again after it has been first mixed. Cook as patties. This makes the whitebait go further than Barrie's method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 A bit of beer helps too. In or out of the patties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 I don't eat live fish! I don't buy whitebait either - too expensive. This bag was given to me this morning and is 1lb which is about 450g I think. My dad (born and bred on the West Coast of the South Is) uses this recipe... Beat together 3 eggs and 1tsp salt Add 1/2 - 3/4C flour and 1tsp baking powder Mix to a smooth batter with milk. Add 1lb whitebait. Don't mix too much and don't mix it again after it has been first mixed. Cook as patties. This makes the whitebait go further than Barrie's method Try my way Caryl... honest, you will never eat it any other way again expensive yes but once a year is worth waiting for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Sigh, five native fish species. Those that aren't categorised as threatened are in the gradual decline category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Sorry Stella. I promise to feel guilty as I eat them and I will apologise afterwards too I will give Barrie's suggestion a go but don't touch beer as it is loathsome stuff :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Barrie, do the whitebait all stick together your way, patty-like, or are they more like short noodles? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Barrie, do the whitebait all stick together your way, patty-like, or are they more like short noodles? :-? they stick together loosely The idea is to get as much flavor as possible by putting as few "extras" as possible With whitebait being such a delicate flavor, its important to retain it as close as possible and flour dilutes it as do too much egg For the first time, you may need to put 1 egg to 250 gms? Dont cook them too fast or the center of the fritter wont be cooked and keep the fritters small, say 2 desert spoons per fritter any chance of making this tread not viewable to Stella, we may not be safe when next we see her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Too late, she knows what we are up to I might split my amount in half and do half your way and half mine. Will try and remember to take photos and give a report later tonight 8) DON'T LOOK STELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 as fifth generation 'coaster ( and no jokes about auntie dad thank you) I agree with Barrie. as many 'bait as you can get in a pound 1 egg lightly beaten....not whipped because that is cruelty. a pinch of salt and pepper and fold 'bait thru fry on a hot but not Smokin pan with a little butter I use single dessert spoon size dollups of mix to make small easily cooked morsels dont drink beer as this will hide flavour, until after eating tho where I come from all you need to sustain a boy into adult hood is a 'bait sandwhich a beer, a mug of tea and to meat up with the odd cousin or even a normal one...lmao...and not even all at once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 You missed out the West Coast special music Navarre.... Dueling Banjos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Gah you are making me hungry and the lasagna is still an hour away :evil: I have yet to taste whitebait though.... but the big snapper we catch still taste good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 whitebait tastes nothing at all like fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Just the thought of eating whitebait makes me a little nauseous. I don't think it's good for anything but fish food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Thanks Caryl, now I'll be drooling until Friday when I can get to a shop and buy some. I know it's too expensive but I can't help myself, I'm an addict 8) You're very lucky to get it for free and I'm a little bit envious :lol: I cook mine as Barrie and Navarre do....nothing but whitebait with egg to hold them together. Sorry Stella, it's a deliciously delicate flavour that I can't resist :oops: Just the thought of eating whitebait makes me a little nauseous. I don't think it's good for anything but fish food. Very expensive fish food It's obviously a matter of taste and there's no accounting for that. I think it's one of those love it or loathe it kind of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 OK, tried both and I think Jim's (and Navarre's) recipe wins. I split the amount in half and got 18 patties from dad's and 12 using Jim's recipe. This number used to feed a family of 6 (2 adults, 4 kids) but since it is just Grant and I these days - we ate them all ourselves :lol: here they are... Jim's recipe on the right. I did not use butter - that is a no-no here. I used non stick spray. Burp 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 By the way, when my dad was a boy they used to fish for whitebait and fill 44 gallon drums with it. They then spread it on the garden as fertiliser as nobody wanted to actually buy them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Stop making me hungry!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 OK, tried both and I think Jim's (and Navarre's) recipe wins. I split the amount in half and got 18 patties from dad's and 12 using Jim's recipe. This number used to feed a family of 6 (2 adults, 4 kids) but since it is just Grant and I these days - we ate them all ourselves :lol: here they are... Jim's recipe on the right. I did not use butter - that is a no-no here. I used non stick spray. Burp 8) Must admit that Jims recipe is very vauge Now if you were feeding kids (and Ira) then your fathers recipe would be great but only put one whitebait per fritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 All those poor Native fish. I used to love whitebait and going whitebaiting. Now I am wiser to their plight and have vowed to never again go whitebaiting. I did the same with eeling. I love fresh smoked eel, but not any more. To me they are more pleasurable to watch in thier own habitat doing what nature intended them to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Sorry Barrie, I was just asking Grant (who has just arrived home) which he preferred and realised it was you, not Jim! :oops: PS. Grant prefers yours too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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