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Fried fish

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Ingredients

  • 500 gr small fish fresh anchovies or small sand whiting fillets
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour or you can use a half-half mix of flour and semolina
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon

Instructions

  1. Clean the fish well. If using anchovies, take a sharp knife and make a small slit in the belly of the fish. Remove the innards with a small spoon or by hand. Rinse your fish very well and set aside.
  2. Dry the fish with paper towel and then place in a clean bowl (or zip lock baand sprinkle with the salt, shaking the bowl well so the salt covers all of the fish. Allow to sit for 10 minutes. Then coat the fish in some flour, shake of the excess by removing the fish from bowl/bag and put in a strainer. Tap the fish to remove the excess flour.
  3. Heat the oil in a medium sized cast iron or heavy based frying pan. The oil should be around 1/2 an inch deep. When the oil is hot enough, add the fish in batches so that the temperature of the oil doesn’t drop. Fry for 3-5 minutes, turning over only once and fry on the other side for 3-5 minutes. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towel. Repeat with each batch of fish until they are all cooked. Serve while hot, with lemon cheeks on the side.