
Tapas fish with a chorizo dipping sauce
What could be better than Spanish 'fish tapas' on the terrace? The smelts are coated in a batter of buttermilk and cornmeal.Deliciously crispy fried in oil. These squid are lightly floured. Serve these 'fish tapas' with a dip sauce based on yogurt, chorizo, and pimentón (smoked paprika powder).Ingredients
150gFlour
400mlButtermilk
teaspoon powdered sugar
a little salt
50corn grits
smelt
floured squid
Chorizo
Sunflower oil
pimentón smoked paprika powder
Lemon zest
100Yogurt
100Egg white
Bread
Preparation
- Mix the flour, cornmeal, powdered sugar, salt, and buttermilk with a whisk into a smooth batter.
- Dip the frozen fish in the batter and fry in oil. 
- Slice the chorizo and fry in a little oil with some pimenton (to taste).
- Put the fried chorizo and the fat in a blender and add sunflower oil (amount to taste, depending on how strong you want the oil).
- Strain the mixture and measure out 400 ml.
- Put the yogurt and egg white in a measuring jug.
- Mix with an immersion blender.
- While blending, add the chorizo oil until you have a mayonnaise-thick sauce.
- Season with some grated lemon zest.
- Fry the squid pieces and rings in hot oil (pan or deep fryer) and serve together with the chorizo dip and bread.