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Marinated fried anchovies in Spanish style

Marinated fried anchovies in Spanish style

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Spanish-style anchovies: fresh anchovies, floured and fried, then topped with a garlic, paprika, bay leaf, saffron, vinegar, and white wine marinade, and …

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Recipe from Inko, Mazbel, Rrmsjp, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The escabeche, a vinegar-based marinade, was once used to preserve fried fish. These anchovies have been marinating for 24 hours, absorbing the flavors of garlic, paprika, and saffron, and are served cold as an appetizer.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting24 hr
  • Total24 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$15.20 $3.80 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $13.39
  • $0.14
  • $0.36
  • $0.59
  • $0.13
  • $0.19
  • $0.37
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Remove the anchovies from their skins, leaving the heads on, rinse them, and then season them. ≈ 8 min
  2. Coat them in flour and fry them in olive oil, in small batches; as they are cooked, place them in a clay dish.
  3. Finely mince the garlic and sauté it in the olive oil. About halfway through cooking, add the paprika and stir to prevent it from burning.
  4. Add the bay leaf, saffron, salt, and vinegar, and let it simmer.
  5. Pour the white wine, let it reduce slightly, then turn off the heat.
  6. Pour cette marinade, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy, pour each anchovy,

The bill

Marinated fried anchovies in Spanish style

  • 500 g of fresh anchovies$13.39
  • flour$0.14
  • 4 cloves of garlic$0.36
  • olive oil$0.59
  • ½ cup of vinegar$0.13
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika$0.19
  • One small glass of white wine$0.37
  • salt$0.03

Total$15.20

that's $3.80 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of fresh anchovies
  • flour
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • One bay leaf
  • olive oil
  • ½ cup of vinegar
  • A pinch of saffron
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika
  • One small glass of white wine
  • salt

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