Whitebait?

[ummmm]

How do you cook them if you actually do. They are much bigger than the ones I've had in restaurants.

Are they good on the BBQ? I also have clams, mussels, razor clams and king prawns (all raw)

I was kind and bought him some lamb chops :-)

[emmie]

last time i had them they were deep fried i think

[Jackdaw33]

Whitebait you coat in flour and deep-fry.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Whitebait toss in flour and deep fry -disgusting things you have to eat all the innards,bones and head -yuk

clams, mussels. razor clams, wrap in foil loosly and stick on the BBQ ( I would not eat any of these fresh at this time of the year.)

King Prawns marinate in garlic ginger ect put on skewers and stick on the BBQ

[EdmundD]

"I also have clams, mussels, razor clams and king prawns (all raw)"

Stir fry.

[ummmm]

He's ordered a new BBQ....he just wants all his food BBQ'd. I'm not even hungry :-)

[Buenchico]

As whitebait are normally deep-fried
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/whitebait
I'm unsure as to how you could barbecue them!

Indeed, the late Keith Floyd made a point of saying that you can't barbecue them and that they should only be deep-fried:
https://app.ckbk.com/recipe/floy06262c02s001r021/anchovies-pilchards-sprats-and-whitebait

Let us know if you try though. We could all do with a good laugh ;-)

[ummmm]

I'll deep fry them and just keep them warm on the BBQ.

Thanks all.

I don't rate Keith Floyd though. He served up pretty scummy looking food.

[Buenchico]

Ah, but he knew the value of a nice glass of wine, Ummmm ;-)

[tiggerblue10]

We used to have them coated in flour and deep fried with loads of lemon juice.

[ummmm]

He was steaming most of the time :-) I couldn't drunk cook. I'd be covered in burns...

[ummmm]

Tiggs - I bought a lemon. I love lemon.

[Atheist]

APG; surprised that you are squeamish about eating dead animals. Mind you, I am too, so I really shoudn't preach. We all have our own squeamish boundaries.

[eve1974]

Not sure about the whitebait but prawns and muscles are great on the bbq.

[-SharonA-]

I love whitebait. I deep fry mine & serve with a squeeze of lemon.

[Atheist]

eve; do you know what you just said? Muscles means most meat! I know! you meant mussels!

[eve1974]

lol yes mussels...!

[ummmm]

I will remove their heads and innards. Yuk.

[tiggerblue10]

Maybe the fish you had were Sprats. I think they're slightly larger than whitebait but look and taste the same.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Athiest I'm sqeamish about eating dead animals intestines and brains! Its for health reason, not moral resons ;-)

[AuntPollyGrey]

Tigger : you are probably correct. I read that real whitebait are a mixure of immature baby fish from many species. They are not being sold as it depletes fish stocks, so Sprats, which are bigger, are now sold as whitebait.