Description
Tortiera di alici or Alici in tortiera is a traditional Italian dish, typical of Naples where every family has its own version. Layers of fresh anchovies alternate with a mix of bread crumbs, capers, garlic, and parsley. You can add tomatoes to the mix, as well as olives or different herbs.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh anchovies, rinsed
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 7 ounces dried bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons capers, minced
- 2 tablespoons minced Italian parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed
Instructions
- Slice open the bottom of each anchovy and pull out the bone. Open each fillet as you would a book and arrange in the bottom of a shallow dish. Pour white vinegar on top. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Drain and discard the vinegar.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Brush a baking dish lightly with olive oil.
- Mix bread crumbs
- capers
- parsley
- and garlic together in a bowl.
- Sprinkle some of the bread crumb mixture into the bottom of the baking dish. Arrange some anchovies in a single layer in the baking dish
- still open like a book. Brush lightly with olive oil; cover with some of the bread crumb mixture. Repeat layers with remaining anchovies
- olive oil
- and bread crumb mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top is crispy and lightly browned
- about 20 minutes.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 4