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Baked Fresh Anchovies with Herbed Bread Crumbs
Delicious served with a tossed green salad!
Course Fish, Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 45 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings 2
Calories 265kcal
- 24 Fresh Anchovies cleaned & deboned
- 30 grams Capers packed in salt and rinsed 30 grams
- 20 grams Dried bread crumbs 20 grams
- 1 handful Parsley a generous handful
- 1 Garlic clove peeled
- 1 Peperoncino hot chili pepper
- 35 grams Extra-virgin olive oil 35 grams (2 - 3 tablespoons)
- Salt to taste
How to clean the anchovies:
To clean the anchovies:
Remove the fish heads.
Run your thumb along gthe belly side of the anchovies to open them up.
Starting at the head end of the anchovy, gently lift up the fish bone and remove.
Rinse the anchovy and set aside
Prepare the herbed bread crumbs:
Combine the capers, bread crumbs, peperoncino, parsley and garlic clove in a food processor and process until minced.
Assemble the anchovies for baking:
Spread out the cleaned anchovies, skin side down, on a baking sheet lined with oven paper.
Sprinkle the herbed breadcrumb mixture on top of the first layer of anchovies, salt and then place a second layer of anchovies on top.
Sprinkle on additional herbed breadcrumbs, then another layer of anchovies, salt and add more breadcrumbs.
Continue until you have used up all the anchovies and herbed breadcrumbs.
Generously drizzle the anchovies with extra-virgin olive oil.
Bake the anchovies until golden, about 20 minutes.
Delicious served with a tossed green salad!
Serving: 150grams | Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 541mg | Potassium: 240mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 3mg