Boquerones en vinagre is a Spanish recipe for recent anchovies marinated in vinegar, olive oil, parsley, and garlic. It’s typically served as tapas in Spain. A really comparable preparation is the Italian alici marinate, with the primary distinction that Italians typically add recent lemon juice to the marinade. The issue with making this recipe is that you just want recent anchovies for this, whereas anchovies in lots of locations on the earth are solely out there already salted/cured or marinated. One other difficulty is that if you will discover anchovies, it’s quite a lot of work to wash them. I discovered an answer for that: sardines have a really comparable taste, and frozen sardines are available. Cleansing sardines remains to be a little bit of a chore, however because the fish are greater it’s a lot much less work. For those who slice the sardines into strips of the scale of anchovies, it’s arduous to inform the distinction. And if recent anchovies aren’t out there in any respect, this can be your solely choice.
Elements
- 180 grams of sardine fillets, from 4 to five sardines
- 150 ml white wine vinegar
- 50 ml further virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 Tbsp minced flat leaf parsley
- 1/2 tsp desk salt
- freshly floor black pepper
Directions
Begin by cleansing the sardines. Take away the scales and don’t flush them down the drain, as they are going to clog the drain. Lower off the top, make a slit from the anus in the direction of the the place the top was, and take away the entrails. Now you’ll be able to take away the bones along with your fingers. Trim away the bones from the dorsal fantastic and from the stomach. Rinse the fillets with chilly working water, and pat them dry with paper towels.
Slice the sardine fillets into strips of in regards to the measurement of anchovy fillets.
Put the sardines in a bowl and add the opposite components.
Stir till every part is combined effectively. Cowl and refrigerate for no less than an hour. The fish might be ‘cooked’ within the vinegar, identical to ceviche. You can even enable them to marinate for for much longer; they are going to preserve for fairly a while within the fridge.
