IGP FENNEL CONSORTIUM
OF ISOLA CAPO RIZZUTO
Piazza Maria Montessori, 19/22
88900 CROTONE – Italy
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Initiative funded by the EAFRD-RDP Calabria 2014/2022 - Measure 3 - Intervention 3.2.1 - CUP: J18H24000520003
Gratin with
Anchovies in
a Baking Dish
from SALE E PEPE curated by Daniela Falsitta, text by Riccardo Lagorio,
photo reportage by Emanuela De Santis, dish photos by Laura Spinelli, recipes by Giovanna Ruo Berchera, in the kitchen Elena Tettamanzi
DIFFICULTY
Easy
PREPARATION TIME:
30 minutes cooking 20 minutes
PROCEDURE
INGREDIENTS
800 g Isola Capo Rizzuto Igp fennel
600 g fresh anchovies
100 g stale country bread
20 g pine nuts
4-5 sprigs of parsley
1 untreated lemon or bergamot
6 datterini tomatoes
1 clove of garlic
1 tablespoon grated Crotonese pecorino
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
extra virgin olive oil
salt 2pepper
PROCEDURE
1 Gut the anchovies, wash them and remove the bone without cutting off the tail, so that the two fillets remain attached and the anchovies open like a book. Toast the bread in the toaster, chop or blend it in a mixer to make coarse crumbs, put it in a bowl with the peeled and chopped garlic and parsley, add the chopped pine nuts, oregano, a bit of grated lemon zest, 3-4 tablespoons of oil and mix, keeping the mixture crumbly. Finally, add the diced cherry tomatoes and grated pecorino.
2 Clean the fennel by removing the top with the green fronds and the tougher outer leaves and set them aside for another use. Then cut the fennel into slices 5-6 mm thick, place them on an oiled baking tray, side by side, season with oil, salt and pepper, cover with a sheet of dampened and wrung out baking paper and bake in a preheated oven at 190°C for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly.
3 Oil a 28-30 cm diameter baking dish and arrange the fennel on top, overlapping two layers of slices. Cover them with the anchovies, placing them with the flesh side up, sprinkle with the prepared aromatic breadcrumbs and bake in a preheated oven at 190°C for about 15-18 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve after 10 minutes.