Frittata Alla Barcarola

Name: Frittata Alla Barcarola
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 5 eggs; a handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 3 salted anchovies, washed or 6 anchovy fillets in oil; about 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 fresh ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped; ½ teaspoon tomato paste (if needed); salt and pepper

Boatman’s Omelette

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from an Italian Farmhouse

By Valentina Harris

Published 1995

About

This is a speciality of the Ligurian Riviera and eating it is sure to bring back the memories of that area with its sparkling light and brilliant flowers. Use salted anchovies if you can possibly get hold of them, as they give the best result for this omelette.

Ingredients

5 eggs
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
a handful of fres

Europe
Italy
Fish course
Starter
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Beat the eggs thoroughly in a bowl. Fry the garlic, parsley and anchovies in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Remove all the bones from anchovies bought from a barrel. If you are using canned fillets, drain but don't bother to blot them. Cook until the anchovy has disintegrated and the garlic is soft