Recipes: Anchovy Feast Part 1
Disclaimer: These recipes are all my own interpretation of dishes I've come across or that have been shown to me by friends!
Gildas - These are a popular dish throughout Spain, particularly the North. There's hundreds of variations of this simple snack and its usually accompanied with a beer or a mosto. For this recipe you'll be using equal amounts of all the ingredients, so its up to you to determine how many you want to make and hence how much of everything you'll need!
Ingredients
- olives
- anchovies
- guindillas (if they're super long you can cut them in half)
- 1/4 onion, finely chopped
- olive oil from the anchovy can
- toothpicks
Instructions
Cut the stems off of the guindillas and squeeze out the seeds. Don't worry if you can't get all the seeds out. Stick a toothpick through the end of an anchovy, impale an olive, wrap the rest of the anchovy around the olive and poke the toothpick through the anchovy again. Poke the toothpick through the guindilla. Arrange them however you like and sprinkle with the chopped onion and olive oil
Mozzarella in Carrozza - My friend Zoë showed me this recipe during our first year at uni while watching Ladri di Biciclette (scene below) and we've enjoyed it consistently throughout or time in Edinburgh. Apparently there's some variations as well.
Ingredients for 2
- 1 ball of mozzarella, preferably buffala
- 4 anchovies
- 4 slices of bread (you can use any type of bread, I used olive bread for the anchovy feast)
- olive oil from the anchovies
Instructions
Preheat oven at 180C. Place 2 slices of bread in pan. Arrange 2 anchovies on each slice. Place half of the mozzarella on each slice. Cover with other two slices. Drizzle some olive oil on top. Bake for 5-8 minutes or until cheese is melty.
Anchovy Guacamole - Different take on your usual guacamole recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1/2 red onion, grated
- 5 anchovies, thickly chopped
- olive oil from anchovies
Instructions
Cut avocados in half and spoon out the flesh into a bowl. Smash it gently with a fork. Mix in grated onion and anchovies. Drizzle some olive oil.
