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Title: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: krusty on August 01, 2017, 05:32:19 PM
There are tons of large anchovies in half moon bay right now. I love oily fish such as mackerels, sardines, and herrings, so i figured i want to try anchovies. Anyone got a recipe for fresh anchovies?
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe
Post by: Fisherman X on August 01, 2017, 05:43:21 PM
 :smt010 I thought I was gonna learn a great way to prepare them! Since I've only managed to catch short Halibut, I was gonna target some 'choves for eating with your recommendation!
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe
Post by: krusty on August 01, 2017, 06:07:48 PM
:smt010 I thought I was gonna learn a great way to prepare them! Since I've only managed to catch short Halibut, I was gonna target some 'choves for eating with your recommendation!

Oops. :smt003 I added ? to the subject. :smt001

Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: Malibu_Two on August 01, 2017, 06:09:46 PM
Gut and scale them (scaling's not all that necessary), salt and pepper, and fry lightly in olive oil until browned on both sides. Crispy and delicious, bones, heads, and all!
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: Lost_Anchovy on August 01, 2017, 06:10:16 PM
Cardinal rule: don't eat your bait unless your name is Tony. Then it is acceptable because you are Tony and we all love Tony even if he eats questionable things.
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe
Post by: krusty on August 01, 2017, 06:16:20 PM
my  GGF,Grandfathers, Uncles etc  were fishermen from Genoa Italy  ..my Nonna would clean em, cut em in chunks, saute em in olive oil /garlic  and just toss em in pasta  ..sometimes she would do garlic ,olive oil and Panchetta w/the Chovies   simple but good

Thanks! I will give that a try. The only time I had fresh anchovies was in Italy. It was anchovy antipasto.
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: krusty on August 01, 2017, 06:17:07 PM
Gut and scale them (scaling's not all that necessary), salt and pepper, and fry lightly in olive oil until browned on both sides. Crispy and delicious, bones, heads, and all!

Thanks! I will give that a try. Kind of like fried smelt?
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: krusty on August 01, 2017, 06:21:13 PM
Cardinal rule: don't eat your bait unless your name is Tony. Then it is acceptable because you are Tony and we all love Tony even if he eats questionable things.

Did you forget I ate a lingcod barfed up octopus last salmon season? :fat :smt005
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: KPD on August 01, 2017, 06:23:17 PM
Right now I am trying the Anchovies à la Boquerones recipe from Kirk's sea forager book.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170802/d7c4f36d31b581edd76c325028e4a559.jpg)
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: Malibu_Two on August 01, 2017, 06:26:11 PM
Gut and scale them (scaling's not all that necessary), salt and pepper, and fry lightly in olive oil until browned on both sides. Crispy and delicious, bones, heads, and all!

Thanks! I will give that a try. Kind of like fried smelt?

Yep!
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: krusty on August 01, 2017, 06:27:08 PM
I wish I had that many anchovies to try out the different recipes. But I landed the salmon too early.  :smt012 :smt003
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: Fishcomb on August 01, 2017, 06:35:16 PM
Cardinal rule: don't eat your bait unless your name is Tony. Then it is acceptable because you are Tony and we all love Tony even if he eats questionable things.

Did you forget I ate a lingcod barfed up octopus last salmon season? :fat :smt005
Gotta love me some ghost shrimp and penis fish
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: yakyakyak on August 01, 2017, 06:36:13 PM
I wish I had that many anchovies to try out the different recipes. But I landed the salmon too early.  :smt012 :-D

Don't jinx your salmon mojo .... lol ... just go back to HMB and jig them up, so thick, deep, and wide.  Heck, do some salmon fishing while you are there!
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: Fishcomb on August 01, 2017, 06:36:49 PM
Take the head off, scale them and deep fry them.
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: krusty on August 01, 2017, 06:48:56 PM
Take the head off, scale them and deep fry them.

I just did that for dinner. They were so good! I definitely need to go back for more. :fat
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: Malibu_Two on August 01, 2017, 06:53:28 PM
Last night's dinner.
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: eiboh on August 01, 2017, 06:57:20 PM
 :smt001
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: yakyakyak on August 01, 2017, 07:00:54 PM
Last night's dinner.

Will your recipe make the bones to be soft and edible? Curious ...



Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: cal.ndn-yakin on August 01, 2017, 07:18:04 PM
Those look really good!

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Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: Eddie on August 01, 2017, 09:02:09 PM
I make boquerones with left over anchovies from my bait well.  They are a pickled anchovy that can be eaten with crackers or like other small cured fish.  Beheaded and gutted.  Rinse and brine anchovies in a brine of 1 part vinegar, 20%salt, 10%sugar overnight or up to 48 hrs.  A little tedious but bend up spine and lift out bones.  They peel out nicely and store finished anchovies in olive oil with some crushed garlic cloves.  They last quite a while and are healthy.  They are great on fresh mozzerella with tomatoes and basil. :smt006
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: Malibu_Two on August 01, 2017, 09:09:24 PM
Last night's dinner.

Will your recipe make the bones to be soft and edible? Curious ...

Yep, a little crunchy, but I eat the whole thing.
Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: Scurvy on August 09, 2017, 09:58:16 PM
The Portuguese gut their sardines and then shove them right up against the red embers of what must be a burning oak fire log. Served them with boring boiled potatoes & carrots. Very simple, very yummy.

For the Italian pasta treatment, I would add some fresh oregano at the end....


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Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: Uminchu Naoaki on August 10, 2017, 12:22:41 PM
I posted on my Instagram, but here...
Just flour & little salt & pepper.
It was so good!  just kept eating while cooking...(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170810/deb59bbc0a338b30aaef650cdd9c844e.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170810/d99be37a358084c8abd4abb1756ea345.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170810/a13595e5c96b3c3d302a10f1dcd4fd21.jpg)
The heads are the best part!!!


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Title: Re: Anchovy Recipe?
Post by: PISCEAN on August 10, 2017, 01:56:58 PM
these pics look great. Noaki, your photos are making me hungry!

I picked up a dozen or so a few weeks back for bait the next day, and the whole time I was fishing I just kept thinking how good the fresh anchovies smelled. It felt kinda wrong....

I'll file this under potential ideas for when I end up with more.