Name: Crispy fried whiting with tartare sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tartare sauce; 1/2 cup (150g) mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon gherkins, chopped; 1 teaspoon capers, chopped; 1 tablespoon fresh herbs, chopped (such as parsley, chives, tarragon); 1 hard-boiled egg, finely chopped (optional); 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil; 8 sand whiting or john dory fillets; 1/4 cup (35g) plain flour, seasoned; 2 tablespoon rice flour; chips, lemon slices, to serve

Crispy fried whiting with tartare sauce

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

15M

Total

25M

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Ingredients

Tartare sauce

1/2 cup (150g) mayonnaise

1 tablespoon gherkins, chopped

1 teaspoon capers, chopped

1 tablespoon fresh herbs, chopped (such as parsley, chives, tarragon)

1 hard-boiled egg, finely chopped (optional)

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

8 sand whiting or john dory fillets

1/4 cup (35g) plain flour, seasoned

2 tablespoon rice flour

chips, lemon slices, to serve

Method

1.To make Tartare Sauce, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Season to taste.

2.Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan on high. Lightly dust fish with combined flours.

3.Cook in batches, adding remaining oil as you go, for 2 minutes each side, until crisp and cooked through. Drain on paper towel and serve with Tartare Sauce, chips and lemon slices.

Season the flour with salt and pepper or any other spice you iike before dusting the fish. Rice flour helps give the fish a crisper crust.
Note

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