Pomme Larmoyer

Cured Bonito

Lakerda

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      13 hr

Appears in
Istanbul Cult Recipes
Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

  • About

‘Cooked’ in salt and served with red onion rings, bonito becomes a meze to die for. Discover it at BalK Pazari (the fish market) in Beyoğlu.

Ingredients

  • 1 fresh bonito, gutted and cleaned
  • coarse salt
  • olive oil

Method

Remove the head and tail of the fish, then cut into (vertical) slices 7–8 cm (2¾-3¼ inches) wide, leaving the skin on. Soak the slices of fish in a large bowl of cold water for 1 hour, to draw out the bloo