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Fried Smelt
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Fried Smelt

11 ingredients 10 min + 15 min 4 openrecipes
Fried Smelt

In a previous life, I used to work for a giant booze company. I used to commute between my home in the San Francisco (which was only 7 miles away from the office but took 40 minutes to drive someti...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

251
Calories
1g
Protein
26g
Fat
8g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Smelt not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • cooking oil for frying (I like to use olive oil)
  • 1 cup matzo meal
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pound smelt
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • handful fresh herbs, minced
  • 1 clove garlic
  • minced fresh chili pepper (I used 1 whole chili)
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 lemon, halved

Directions

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By steamykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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