Marinated Fresh Anchovies

Name: Marinated Fresh Anchovies
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 400 g (14 oz) fresh anchovies; 80 ml (2½ fl oz/⅓ cup) extra virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons finely chopped basil; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) lemon juice; 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 small red chilli, seeded and chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) fresh anchovies
80 ml (2½

Side dish
Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

To fillet the anchovies, run your thumbnail or a sharp knife along each side of the backbone through the skin, then pull the head upwards. The head, bones and guts should all come away together, leaving you with the fillets. Carefully wash under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Put the fillets in a single layer in a shallow serving dish.