Anchovy Recipe?

Last night's dinner.

 

Last night's dinner.

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

Those look really good!

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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.

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.

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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I posted on my Instagram, but here...
Just flour & little salt & pepper.
It was so good!  just kept eating while cooking...
The heads are the best part!!!


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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.