Go Drive & Camp May 2019

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FISHRECIPE

Recipeandstyling

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Briefly|Umtentweni

CaravanResort

FishBream, mullets,grunters.
Campsite36 stands ongrassorgravel,
all with powerand most with shade.
Ablution facilitiesClean and
convenient.
PriceDepending on the season,
R140-R300p.p.n. (R70-R150forchildren).
Upto 8people per siteare allowed.
Arrival and departuretimes12 pm and
10 am.
Contact 039 695 0531
[email protected]
umtentweni.co.za
Whatdoes theroad look like?Tarred.
GPSS30.7052 E30.4795

go! Drive&CampsaysBecause
you’refishinginthelagoon,youdon’t
needafishing permit.

FISHAND CHIPS WITHTARTARE SAUCE

Fingerfood

Ingredients

(enoughfor4)

sunfloweroil fordeep-frying

8potatoes,cut into thin

fingers (rinse them and use

with the peel)

FORTHETARTARESAUCE

½cup mayonnaise

1tablespoon canned capers

2tablespoons pickled

cucumber,finely chopped

1hard- boiled egg,finely

chopped

1tablespoon fresh parsley

2tablespoons chopped onion

FORTHE FISH

1¾ cup of flour

3teaspoons baking powder

apinch of salt

1can (330 ml) beer

4hake portions of 300 g

each, with or without skin

and bones

Here’show

1Cookthe chips.Heatthe oil in

alargepot until it immediately

starts bubbling whenyou

immerseapotatochip.Fry the

chipsinthe oilforabout 10

minutes until they getalovely

colour.Ifthe oil smokes,it’stoo

hot.Remove thecooked chips

withaslotted spoon and drain

them onkitchen paper.Keep

aside.

2Makethe tartaresauce.Mix

the mayonnaise,capers,

pickled cucumber,egg,

parsley and onion, and

season with salt and pepper.

3Cookthefish.Mix1½cups

of flour with the baking

powder andapinch of salt

and stir in the beer with a

fork.Don’t stir out all the beer

bubbles–this batter should

rather have afew lumps.

4Seasontherest of the flour

(¼ cup)with salt and pepper.Roll

each fish fillet in the flavoured

flour until it’s covered and shake

off theexcess flour.

Dip each pieceoffish into

the batter and allowtheexcess

batterto drain.Frythefish

fortwoto fiveminutes in a

saucepan until golden brownon

both sides.Put thecooked fish

onkitchen paperto allowthe oil

to drain.

5Placethe chips back in the

oil and fryuntil golden brown

and crisp.

go! Drive &Campsays

Coband hakeworkwell for

thisrecipe.

Play-playside

Reels areavailable in manyshapesand

sizes,buttheso-called coffee grinder

is one of the mostcommon: yousee

themeverywhere.

AnglingspecialistAdrenalinImporters

&Distributors has launched itsTriple

X6500spinning reel,and it isamulti-

talented coffee grinder.

Gerhar dTerblanche,co-owner of

Adrenalin,says the secretof the reellies

in the widevariety of fishyou cancatch

with it –you ca nhookanything

from agaljo en to acob.

Thereel is aimedat sea

anglers and the aluminium

bodyiss pecial ly sealedtokeep

out th esaltwater.Saltwater in a

reelcan mea nits end,but bothsides

of the 6500 tha tfitt ogetherare sealed.

Thesame goes forthe drag knob in the

centre of thereel,whichisalsosealed

with arubber.

Thedragforceisadjust able up to 40

pounds(18 kg) ,that’smorethan double

theweight comfortableforana dult.

Thereel also has an extra-large knob

on the handle thatensures afirm grip

when youstartwrestling with the fish.

Gerhar dsuggests abraided fishing

line for acoffeegrinder insteadoft he

regular line.

Thereel’sspool has enough spacefor

a0,25 mm lineof up to 550 m.

PriceR1 34 9atfi shing shops.

Contact 021 982 1510

[email protected]

adrenalinfishing.co.za

FISHINGGEAR