Basic ingredients:

• 1/2 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• fresh parsley
• 150g flour
• 1 egg separated

• 300g cooked fish or sausage
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp crushed saffron
• 150ml water
• salt
• olive oil

Steps:

1. Put the onion, parsley, flour, baking powder, water , 1/2 tsp salt, egg yolk, saffron in a blender and mix together until you get a batter - set a side for about 30 mins

2. Whip the egg white until stiff and fold into the batter

3. Dip the pieces of fish or sausage into the batter, heat the oil in a frying pan and deep fry until golden

4. Remove from the oil when golden and drain off the excess oil before serving

Tips and Ideas:

• You can also use this recipe for frying vegetables such as aubergine or mushrooms
• Use fresh prawns to make delicious prawn fritters