Cardinal Tetra

I think I just invented the world’s first crispy fried fish martini cocktail… 🍸 Dry gin dyed blue with butterfly pea flowers and finished with some lovely red chilli flakes around the rim of the cocktail glass, honouring the gorgeous colours of the Cardinal Tetra.

Ingredients

Method

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Step 1

Gut and clean the fish as shown in this reel. Deep fry at 180C for 3-4 minutes (until the bubbles stop). Skewer the fried fish on a cocktail pick.

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For

4

M

I

4

Cardinal tetras, or neon tetras

60

ml

Dry gin

3

Butterfly pea flower petals

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Notes

BIN: Paracheirodon axelrodi FR: Tétra cardinal GER: Kardinaltetra ESP: Tetra cardenal IT: Neon cardinale SRB-CRO: Kraljevska neonka BRA: Tetra-cardeal

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