Fried Smelt – m. c. de marco

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lbs fresh or frozen dressed smelt
• 1 egg
• ½ c. soy milk (optional)
• ½ c. flour
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• ½ tsp. turmeric or a dash powdered safflower
• dash garlic powder
• dash mustard powder
• dash ground ginger
• 1 or 2 scotch bonnets, diced (or dried red pepper flakes or chili powder, to taste)
• 2 scallions
• sesame and/or olive oil
• white wine