Garth’s Piper

SpotX Wild Foods Recipe from Garth Marsland
Prep:15 minutes Cook:10 minutes Difficulty:1

Ingrediants:

• Fresh piper, headed, gutted and gilled.
• 1 cup flour.
• Salt.
• Ground pepper.
• Egg.
• 2 teaspoons butter.
• Olive oil.
• 1 cup milk.
• ½ cup parsley, finely chopped.

Directions:

• In a saucepan over a low-medium heat, melt 2 teaspoons of butter.
• Add a cup of plain flour and stir.
• Gradually stir in milk until mixture thickens.
• Add parsley and salt and pepper, to taste.
• Gently roll backbones of piper with rolling pin or bottle.
• Cover in seasoned flour, shaking off excess, before dipping in egg.
• Shallow fry in an equal-parts mixture of butter and olive oil.
• Fry no longer than 1-2 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Serve with parsley sauce, or simply drizzle with lemon or lime juice.