Renee's critter fritters

Ingredients

450 g	Seafood, critter meat (mussel or tuatua)) (Main)
1	Onion, medium sized
2 cloves	Garlic
1	Lemon, Zest and juice of a large lemon
2 handfuls	Fresh herbs, (whatever's in the garden)
1	Red pepper, finely diced
6	Eggs, free-range
2 cups	Self raising flour
2 Tbsp	Curry powder
1 Tbsp	Milk
1 to fry	Butter

Directions

1. Place critter meat, onion, garlic, lemon zest and juice and herbs into a food processor and blend (yes we have been known to take the food processor camping).
2. Transfer to a mixing bowl, add red pepper and season well with salt and pepper.
3. Beat the eggs until bubbly and add. Sift in flour and curry powder and stir to combine. Add milk and stir.
4. Heat a heavy-bottomed frying pan and cook a small amount of batter in a little butter as a tester to check seasoning and texture.
5. Add a splash more milk to the mixture if it's too thick.
6. Cook spoonfuls of the mixture in butter until they are springy to touch, or coloured to your liking.

Note: If using tuatua, use rawas the shells are a bit easier to deal with than mussels, if using mussels you can give them a very quick cook in water/wine or stock until they are just starting to open, then remove the meat.