Dan R

Of eating, as in small fishy things

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Canned goods can harbor some of the best snacks, especially when considering fishy things. I remember warmly my Father opening up cans of sardine fillets in oil or tomato sauce. My Mother enjoyed the octopus in ink.

I broke with tradition mainly because I like to eat more of a main meal and less of snack. Over the recent years though, I've gone back to fish in tins, but mostly anchovies. The reason for that is twofold. First, if I make a homemade pizza, it will have some anchovy on it. Second, I'll put it olives for drinks.

Over time, my dealing with canned anchovies has gotten a little less satisfying. Sometimes they are mushy. I mean, how can you screw this up? But lately, they have been more bony. I have tried uber fancy anchovies from gourmet mail order places, but once I found ones I liked, they would run out of stock and replace them with equivalents "of their choice." Sorry, they aren't much equivalents.

Just wondering if someone else has had this particularly grueling trial and what they did.

Cheers!

Dan
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  1. I-B's Avatar
    Imperial have some decent canned anchovies, altough i'm not sure if they are available where live? They have the filets and the rolled ones with capers inside....

    (here you can see them http://www.imperialfish.be/nl/conser...kjes-ansjovis/ )
  2. Dan R's Avatar
    Thanks! I will look into it!

    Dan
  3. OTGabe's Avatar
    I ordered a tin of these and it will last me a very long time. Great bargain if you don't mind some prep work (deboning and rinsing off the salt).

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=AU32KWBPDMDTC
  4. Dan R's Avatar
    Let me know what you think. I got the generic brand from BJs and they actually weren't that bad. But I am ready to order them if you like them!
  5. Dan R's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by OTGabe
    I ordered a tin of these and it will last me a very long time. Great bargain if you don't mind some prep work (deboning and rinsing off the salt).

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=AU32KWBPDMDTC
    So I tried these and was pleased and dismayed.

    The flavor was quite good. Far better than any of the canned/jar anchovies I have had. The dismayed part was just how many there were in that tin! I am planning to rinse them all and vac-pack them in bundles.

    Let's make this clear for all involved. The head is removed, but not much else. And they really are packed in salt. But the flavor is quite good if you are willing to invest some time in rinsing and trimming.

    Thanks for the tip OTGabe!

    Dan
  6. Dan R's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Dan R
    So I tried these and was pleased and dismayed.

    The flavor was quite good. Far better than any of the canned/jar anchovies I have had. The dismayed part was just how many there were in that tin! I am planning to rinse them all and vac-pack them in bundles.

    Let's make this clear for all involved. The head is removed, but not much else. And they really are packed in salt. But the flavor is quite good if you are willing to invest some time in rinsing and trimming.

    Thanks for the tip OTGabe!

    Dan
    A further reply. It is good to rinse the individual fillets of salt and then freeze them. The tin holds quite a few fishies. I then split them up into equal groups and vac-packed them, then froze them. I take a pack out at a time and use them for pizzas and olive stuffing. I use a fine pointed knife to remove the filets.

    It is worth the effort if you like the flavor.

    Cheers!

    Dan
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