Anchovies

I love a good puttanesca, which requires a few anchovies. Then I'm left with the rest of the tin and they always go bad. I might have an egg and anchovy sandwich the next morning, but that's the ex...

I have read that anchovies can go bad quickly, even when stored in the fridge and packed in oil. Can they be frozen? Will that compromise the quality at all?

Based on this article, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/italy-acciaroli-scientists-investigate-why-residents-one-town-italy-live-long-a6961371.html where scientists have found this diet...

by prima 3 years ago

I noticed Cantabrian anchovies on Bar Isabel's menu, and a Boquerones Coca at Patria. Which other tapas restaurants serve boquerones, preferably in vinegar? I didn't see them listed on the menus...

Is it safe to eat Dried Anchovies without cooking them? - I have read from some that you should cook them and from others that you don't have to when just eating them as a snack on their own.

by bookwormchef 12 years ago

Does anyone know how long an opened tube of anchovy paste will last in the fridge? Mine does not have an expiration date. Thanks bookwormchef

I bought an 800 gm(!) can of anchovies online by accident. I really like anchovies, but the family only likes them in small quantities. What dishes do you cook that have "hidden" anchovies to add ...

I purchased online an 800 gram(!) can of salt-packed anchovies stored in salt. How best to store them--it will take me a few years to use them all. I found an old discussion thread with this topic...

I have an idea to use canned anchovies or anchovy paste as a cure for meat. Specifically, I want to use anchovies to cure duck before I confit. Has anyone ever attempted this, or have any suggesti...

by rworange 12 years ago

I'm just not getting a satisfactory answer goggling. Today's lunch was a can of boquerones in olive oil. If no one told me, I would just think it was a good sardine. Is it just a particular v...

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for what to do with leftover anchovy oil? Besides tossing it with pasta, anything else? I heard some judge on Chopped talk about it and now I am wonderi...

Hi all, I made a tomato sauce from scratch that called for a small tin of anchovies (2 oz) and 2 28oz cans of crushed tomato, along with the usual onion, garlic, wine, butter, etc. I used a tin...

So I bought this very small, very expensive bottle of colatura di alici. What should I do with it, please?

Hello, I was on hear over a year ago looking for fresh anchovies with little response. Thought I'd try again. These would be fresh, uncured, unviscerated. Not boquerenes or any thing that has be...

Berkeley Bowl had fresh anchovies 2 weeks ago, and WOW were they good (and cheap--$1.99/lb). Alas, no luck this past weekend, and I want more to make my own boquerones. Anyone know where they're a...

by emglow101 3 years ago

I purchased a jar of Agostino Recca anchovy fillets in olive oil . I opened them and that is what it reads on the jar . Keep in cool place . Ha Ha , I think they mean temperature . I have stored th...

So I have a tube of anchovy paste that I needed for a marinade and now I have quite a bit left. I've already added it to a tuna puttanesca that I made the other night for dinner but I'm looking fo...

I have an opened can of anchovies packed in olive oil (that I then put in tupperware to make sure the entire fridge doesn't smell like anchovy) in my refrigerator. How long can this stay in my fri...

So, which are the ultimate anchovies? Oil- or salt-packed? What brand? The choices at my local gourmet/international market are plentiful and overwhelming.

Does anyone know where I can buy fresh anchovies in the SF Bay Area?