Hamsi Tava
Fresh anchovies (hamsi) are coated with cornmeal and fried until golden. Wonderfully crispy and so delicious! This is one of the easiest fresh anchovy recipes with very few ingredients.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 kilogram anchovies (aka hamsi, fresh, gutted (with or without bones))
- 200 grams cornmeal
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 150 ml oil (for frying)
- 1 medium lemon
- 1 medium onion
- ½ bunch parsley
- 4 slices bread
Instructions
- 1
Rinse the hamsi (fresh anchovies) under cold water and place them on a strainer.
- 2
Put cornmeal on a plate. Sprinkle salt over it and mix well.
- 3
Coat anchovies with this cornmeal one by one and leave them in the flour.
- 4
Heat oil in a pan. Test it with a pinch of salt. It immediately sizzles if the oil is hot enough.
- 5
Fry the anchovies until golden in batches without crowding the pan much, about 1 minute per side.
- 6
Transfer the fried anchovies onto a paper towel with a slotted spoon to remove excessive oil.
- 7
Serve warm with chopped parsley, lemon wedges and sliced onions.