Sunday, November 8, 2009

ANCHOAS EN VINAGRE


More anchovies! One of the tapas you can find anywhere in Spain. I really miss those tapas, those authentic Spanish tapas you can enjoy in the bars in Spain. And I love anchovies. And vinegar, olive oil and garlic. What else can you ask for?

Ingredients:

20 anchovies
1 teaspoon dill herb
Some red wine vinegar
½ teaspoon Spanish pimentón (paprika)
Some salt to taste
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
Some extra virgin olive oil

First of all we will prepare the anchovies. This time I used frozen anchovies. It is important to do something if you used them fresh. It is a bit risky to eat uncooked fish, so I think that it is a good idea to freeze the anchovies before we prepare our Anchoas en Vinagre. Then it will be safe to eat them without using heat to cook them.
We will have to remove head, bones and guts from the anchovies. You also have to remove the sort of spine they have on their back.
Once the anchovies are clean, we will put them in a container. We will add the dill herb, the pimentón and the red wine vinegar, just to cover all the anchovies. We will close the container and put it in the fridge. The anchovies should be for some hours in the fridge. I would say that the best option is having them in the fridge overnight. To serve them, just remove the anchovies from the container and add the chopped garlic and the extra virgin olive oil. Add some salt to taste and if you want, you can also add some chopped parsley. And enjoy them! I will!

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