• With this fried fish recipe, which uses whitebait or any small fish, you cook and keep the fish whole.
•  In Greece, Marides is a delicious meal made from the smallest catch of fish, lightly floured and seasoned and deep fried.
• The Greeks will eat them whole, they are so small, you won’t have any problem with the bones.
• If you don’t like the heads, you can snap them off when you eat them!
• Serve the fish as part of a meal, with Greek Salad, chips and tzatziki. They are a great choice as an appetizer or meze, perfect with a glass of Ouzo!

Ingredients:

• 1kg whitebait
• 120g plain flour
• 1/2 – 1 tsp paprika
• freshly ground salt and black pepper
• vegetable oil
• lemon wedges, to serve

Preparation:

• Place the flour, paprika and freshly ground salt and pepper in a plastic sandwich bag.
• Shake to mix.
• Add the whitebait to the bag in batches.
• Close the bag and shake until the fish is individually coated in the flour mix.
• Place the whitebait on a plate and repeat with all the fish.
• Either use a deep fat fryer or a deep frying pan and fill with enough oil for the fish to be submerged in the oil.
• Heat the oil.
• Fry the whitebait in batches for a couple of minutes, until the fish is crispy and golden.
• Drain on absorbent paper towels to remove any excess oil and serve straight away whilst hot with the lemon wedges.

 Notes:

You can use this easy fish recipes for any small fish or fillets.