Marinated Raw Anchovies-Fresh Anchovies With Lemon Juice

Marinated Raw Anchovies or Alici with lemon juice is a fish recipe that tastes best whenever we want to consume a seafood menu.
Furthermore, this appetizer is a tasty choice to enjoy with a glass of wine with friends.
The recipe is simple, but the primary condition is to buy fresh fish at our trusted fish shop as the fish will be consumed uncooked.
Also, it is good that the fish stays in the freezer for 24 hours for our safety.
So, cooking this recipe has two steps, preparing the marinade and cleaning the anchovies.

Also, you can try our  Anchovies Pasta Recipe.

Ingredients

• 500-600 g of fresh anchovies
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• fresh parsley
• 150-200 ml of olive oil
• 200 ml of lemon juice (about 6-7 large lemons juice)
• salt, black pepper, red pepper
• fresh chili pepper (facultative)
• 2-3 tbsp of white vinegar

Directions

1. First, we will clean the anchovies. Thus we will remove their heads, intestines, and spine by opening them in fillets like a book.
2. Rinse them well in running water and let them drain well from the water. Meanwhile, we prepare the marinade.
3. As a start, in a blender or kitchen shredder, we will add parsley, garlic, a part of olive oil and lemon juice, salt, and pepper and fry them to become a mass.
4. Also, mix it with the rest of the marinade juices.
5. We also cut the hot pepper into pieces.
6. We will place the cleaned anchovies on a plate or container.
7. Then, add the chili pepper, the red pepper, and the prepared marinade on top. We will cover the container well and let it rest in the fridge overnight.
8. Serve the marinated anchovies fresh directly from the fridge by draining them from the excess marinade and serving on an open plate.
9. We should consume them immediately after taking them out of the refrigerator. We can store them in the marinade mixture for 1-2 days in the fridge.

Bon Appetit!

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