Fragrant Pan-Fried Smelt with Roe

• 8 Smelt with roe
• 3 tbsp Tempura flour (store-bought)
• 2 tbsp Aonori
• 1 tbsp Ground sesame seeds
• 70 ml Water
• 1 Vegetable oil
• 1 Lemon

1. Combine and mix all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Pour the vegetable oil into a frying pan (enough to fill the pan to 1 mm).
3. Turn the heat on.
4. When the oil from Step 2 has warmed up, dredge the whole smelt in the batter from Step 1 and pan-fry over medium-low heat.
5. Flip them over midway to pan-fry both sides until golden brown.
6. Transfer them onto a sheet of parchment paper to drain any excess oil.
7. Dish them up, and serve with some lemon to taste.

flour, ground sesame seeds, water, vegetable oil, lemon

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/151879-fragrant-pan-fried-smelt-with-roe (may not work)