This thread is not quite about spearfishing but smelts are 1 of my favorite. Smelts are thin, max. 10cm/ 3.9 in long so u'll need quite a lot of them in order to have a full stomach. The fish is swimming in a troop (looks like baby sardines), hunted with a net and can be eaten whole. Of course if u find it disgusting or the fish is too big, clean it or shut up and don't eat it -> but its like eating chips. It is probably the only fish that can be hunted legal with a net.
Let's start ->
Clean the fish with water
If the smelt is big cut the head and tail
Smaller smelts can be eaten whole
Roll the fish in flour -> not cake flour!
Heat corn oil or whatever oil (olive is quite expensive) in a pan till it almost boils -> check the temperature of the oil with dropping a small amount of flour in the oil -> it should begin to fry right after it falls in oil
Fry the smelts till gold color
Remove smelts on a paper towel in order to get rid of excess oil
Add salt
Serve with half a lemon, maionese/ tatar sauce and bread; the decoration can be a piece of parsley; drink sweet/ semi sweet or dry white wine
Bon appetite
:thankyou
Let's start ->
Clean the fish with water
If the smelt is big cut the head and tail
Smaller smelts can be eaten whole
Roll the fish in flour -> not cake flour!
Heat corn oil or whatever oil (olive is quite expensive) in a pan till it almost boils -> check the temperature of the oil with dropping a small amount of flour in the oil -> it should begin to fry right after it falls in oil
Fry the smelts till gold color
Remove smelts on a paper towel in order to get rid of excess oil
Add salt
Serve with half a lemon, maionese/ tatar sauce and bread; the decoration can be a piece of parsley; drink sweet/ semi sweet or dry white wine
Bon appetite
:thankyou
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