Maria G's sage and anchovy fritters with a wedge of Amalfi lemon on a white plate

Sage and anchovy fritti

Name: Sage and anchovy fritti
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a canapé or snack
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 large-leaf sage; 50g Cantabrian anchovies; sunflower oil for frying; 150g 00 pasta flour; 150ml whole milk; 1 large Amalfi or unwaxed lemon cut into wedges

Aaron Potter

Published: October 31, 2022 at 2:45 PM

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Serves 4 as a canapé or snack

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Anchovies are sandwiched between sage leaves and fried to make crisp little bites that are perfect snacks or nibbles to serve with drinks

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Ingredients

Nutrition

1 large-leaf sage
50g Cantabrian anchovies
sunflower oil

for frying
150g 00 pasta flour
150ml whole milk
1 large Amalfi or unwaxed lemon

cut into wedges

Nutrition: Per serving

kcal210
fat12.2g
saturates1.6g
carbs19.4g
sugars1.1g
fibre0.9g
protein5.2g
salt1.1g

Method

step 1

Pick all of the sage leaves and match each one up with another leaf of a similar size. Arrange the pairs neatly on a tray, next to each other.
step 2

Drain the anchovies and cut each one in half. Put a piece of anchovy on every other sage leaf, then sandwich the leaves together, with the anchovy in the middle. Squeeze together.
step 3

Fill a large, heavy-based pan no more than a third full with oil and heat to 175C or until a cube of bread browns in 2-3 mins. Dust the sage and anchovy sandwiches with the flour, shaking off the excess. Dip into the milk, then coat in the flour again.
step 4

Deep-fry the fritti for 3-5 mins or until evenly golden on both sides. Drain well on kitchen paper and serve immediately with lemon wedges for squeezing over.

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Aaron Potter

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