Thursday, March 29, 2007

Anchovy Pilaf (Hamsili Pilav)

Anchovy and Rice Pies (Hamsili Pilav)

1 kg anchovies * 4 medium sized onions * 25 ml olive oil * 25 g pine nuts * 25 g dried currants * 2 cups rice * 4 cups water * 100 g fresh dill * salt * allspice * minced fresh mint

Sauté the chopped onion and the pine nuts in olive oil. Add the rice, the minced dill, the dried currants, the salt, the allspice and the mint and mix very well. Finally add the water. When the rice is cooked, let it wait for some minutes. Place the anchovies, opened and without spines, into a quiche pan greased with olive oil. Then, place the rice in the center and cover it with the anchovies, opened and without spines. Bake on a 180º preheated oven for 40-45 minutes. Serve hot.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great! Thanks for that. What an easy recipe to enjoy the taste of lots of yummy anchovies.

ChovyChap 2008