Tortiera di Alici (Italian Baked Anchovies)

This seafood marinara pasta is remains straightforward, quick, and reasonably priced even if it is a little more complex than a normal marinara. This meal will serve 5 to 6 light diners or 4 hungry people.

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Additional Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 pound fresh anchovies, rinsed
  2. 2 cups white vinegar
  3. 7 ounces dried bread crumbs
  4. 2 tablespoons capers, minced
  5. 2 tablespoons minced Italian parsley
  6. 2 cloves garlic, minced
  7. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Slice open the bottom of each anchovy and pull out the bone. Open each fillet as you would a book and arrange in the bottom of a shallow dish. Pour white vinegar on top. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Drain and discard the vinegar.
  2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Brush a baking dish lightly with olive oil.
  3. Mix bread crumbs, capers, parsley, and garlic together in a bowl.
  4. Sprinkle some of the bread crumb mixture into the bottom of the baking dish. Arrange some anchovies in a single layer in the baking dish, still open like a book. Brush lightly with olive oil; cover with some of the bread crumb mixture. Repeat layers with remaining anchovies, olive oil, and bread crumb mixture.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until top is crispy and lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
  6. Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of vinegar. The actual amount of vinegar consumed will vary.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 412 kcal
Carbohydrate 37 g
Cholesterol 68 mg
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Protein 30 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 610 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 15 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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