Fried Whitebait - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb whitebait, defrosted if frozen
oil (for deep frying)
milk
1 -2 ounce plain flour, seasoned with
salt, and
cayenne pepper
salt
lemon wedge, to serve

Preparation

Heat oil to 180 degrees C or 375 degrees F.
Remove any broken or bruised whitebait. Carefully wash and dry the remaining fish.
Coat fish in milk and then put fish into a bag with the seasoned flour. Shake to coat. This can be done in batches; while some fish is cooking, the next batch is prepared.
Cook fish for 1 minute before removing from the oil with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with a small amount of salt before serving.