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Pan-fried Anchovy

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine Spanish

Ingredients
  

All ingredients

  • 1 lb (450 g) fresh or frozen anchovies
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil neutral tasting oil or olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper optional
  • 4 tbsp starch tapioca, potato, corn etc

Instructions
 

Preparing the anchovies

  • Thaw frozen fish by rinsing under cold water or rinse fresh fish
  • Dry fish on kitchen paper
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  • Salt the fish by sprinkling with sea or table salt. Optionally sprinkle with some ground peppercorns too.
  • Prepare a plate with starch powder and coat the fish with a thin layer of starch

Pan-frying of the anchovies

  • Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet
  • Place each fish in the skillet and fry on one side until golden (some 3 minutes
  • When golden, turn the fish and fry the other side for 3 minutes. Times increase when thicker (and longer) fish is used.
  • Take the fish out of the skillet and let drain on kitchen paper before serving on a pre-heated plate.
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Notes

Method: pan-frying
Food allergy & intolerance information: fish
Keyword anchovies, anchovy, pan-fried