Homemade White Anchovies in Vinegar

Boquerones

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 pound

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood: Culinary Treasures from Our Waters

By John Ash

Published 2023

  • About

White anchovies, or boquerones en vinagre, are one of Spain’s most traditional tapas. Often served simply on crusty bread or potato chips, they are utilized in all sorts of other ways including with pasta or rolled with goat cheese. They are nothing like regular cured canned anchovies; they are milder, with a more delicate flavor enhanced by the brightness of vinegar, lemon, and garlic. The commercially available version is perfectly fine, but if you want to take it up a notch and ma