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Pan-fried Anchovy
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
6
minutes
mins
Total Time
21
minutes
mins
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
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.
Notes
Method:
pan-frying
Food allergy & intolerance information
: fish
Keyword
anchovies, anchovy, pan-fried