The recipe for delicious anchovies in a cake tin, classic dish of the Neapolitan tradition!
For this appointment of our culinary column, we present you the anchovies in cake tin, one of the most classic dishes of the Neapolitan tradition.
A dish so loved in our city because it makes a simple and cheap fish, truly a second for a king.
Anchovies are a splendid one blue fish and they can be prepared in various ways. It is possible to cook them by way of parmigiana or marinated or, in the most famous of ways, it can be done gilded and fried. They will always be tasty!
For today, however, the recipe for cooking them in a cake tin.
Ingredients
- 500 gr fresh anchovies
- salt and pepper to taste
- a clove of garlic
- 20 ml extra virgin olive oil
- a pinch of oregano
- a lemon
We prepare the anchovies
Let's start with the to spice the anchovies eliminating heads, entrails and backbone, work that, if desired, could also execute your trusted fishmonger on request.
We compose the cake pan
We heat in a large saucepan, one baking tin in fact, a little extra-virgin olive oil and a garlic clove. Leaving everything on a low heat, let's say the anchovies a little at a time. After that, mix it with lemon juice and, if you like, thin slices of the same.
We cook everything
Let the anchovies cook for no more than 10 minutes, during which it will remain only to season with salt, pepper and oregano to taste.
Notes from the cook
To make this simple but tasty dish even more interesting, it can be sprinkled with a spoonful of breadcrumbs and chopped parsley.
