Barnee Fryit (Fried Limpets)

Barnee Fryit (Fried Limpets) is a traditional Manx recipe (from the Isle of Man) for a classic dish of limpets fried in butter or lard. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Manx version of: Fried Limpets (Barnee Fryit).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

5 minutes

Total Time:

25 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Wild Food British Recipes Manx Recipes

Seafood and barley were the traditional Manx staples and like many sea-dependend communities everything that could be eaten was eaten. This included limpets, which were available even during the hardest of times. This is the trandtional method of preparing them.

Ingredients:

1.1l (1 qrt) limpets.
Hot butter or lard.

Method:

Soak the limpets (still in their shell) overnight in a salt and water brine. When ready to cook, drain them then place in a large pot of boiling water.

Cook for 2 minutes to parboil (this will also remove any excess salt) then drain and extract the meats from the shell. Clean the meats well.

Melt about 3 tbsp lard in a frying pan over medium heat. When the lard is hot add the limpet meats and fry until nicely browned all over.

Serve hot with bread and butter.