CARDINAL TETRA
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COOKING EVERY FISH IN THE WORLD COOKING EVERY FISH IN THE WORLD 🐟 🌍
Episode 68 – Cardinal Tetra
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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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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.
Special props to barkeeper legend Nic Shanker for helping me out creating this recipe!
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Ingredients (serves ):
4 Cardinal Tetras (or Neon Tetras)
60ml dry gin
3 butterfly pea flower petals
Splash orange bitters
Chilli flakes
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Recipe:
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 wish on a cocktail pick.
2. Martini cocktail: soak the butterfly pea flower petals in the gin until it turns deep blue and sieve off. In a cocktail shaker, combine the gin with the bitters and add ice cubes. Stir and pour into a chilled cocktail glass that you have previously dipped in water and chilli flakes. Garnish with the fried fish. Cheers 🥂