Anchovy fillets
About the ingredient anchovy fillets. Including 171 recipes with anchovy fillets, nutrition data, and where to find it.
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What are anchovy fillets?
Anchovies are a small sea-fish that is extremely abundant in the Mediterranean. Anchovies are rarely sold fresh.
Anchovy fillets are most commonly found layered with salt and oil in jars or cans and sometimes rolled around a caper.
They must be stored in the refrigerator once the jar or can is opened. In Asia, anchovies can be found salted and sun-dried.
Anchovy fillets are most commonly used in Italian cookery in sauces such as the tomato, garlic and caper based Spaghetti alla puttanesca and in southern Italy as a pizza topping.
They are also used in a very popular Swedish dish Jansson's Temptation which is a gratin of anchovy fillets and potatoes.
Storing leftover anchovies
Anchovy fillets freeze well. Roll up each fillet and freeze on a plate. Transfer frozen fillets to a zipper bag.
See: How To Store Leftover Anchovies for more recommendations and detail on the best way to store anchovies.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 oz, boneless (28g)Where found
Anchovy fillets are usually found in the canned goods section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Anchovy fillets are a member of the Finfish and Shellfish Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do anchovy fillets weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 oz, boneless | 28 grams |
| 1 anchovy | 4 grams |
| 1 can (2 oz) | 45 grams |
| 5 anchovies | 20 grams |
Related
Finfish and Shellfish Products
| In Chinese: | 鳀鱼片 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | filets d'anchois | |
| en español: | filetes de anchoa |
Recipes using anchovy fillets
There are 171 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Mater Chef Caesar salad
Caesar salad is delicious and can successfully be combined with such accompaniments as grilled chicken, steak, and shrimp. Here's the recipe I use.
Ham n' Egg Wraps
Hors d'oeuvres (finger food) that's easy to pick up and pop in the mouth. Quartered eggs wrapped in slices of ham.
Caesar Salad II
Prepare your own salad with this easy recipe that's perfect to use when those backyard barbecues come around the corner!
Awesome Chicken Caesar Salad
This delicious chicken caesar salad has a few great techniques that make the chicken juicy and moist.
Caesar Salad Dressing
A good salad needs a good dressing. This caesar salad dressing for sure makes your salad taste delicious, and it's so easy to make.
Pasta Alla Puttanesca
Quick, easy and delicious. Using whole wheat pasta makes the dish even more nutritious and filling. An ideal one-pan meal.
Healthy Caesar Salad
This healthy version of Caesar salad has great flavor. For a complete dinner you can add cooked chicken breasts and toss in salad.
Tuna Pomodoro
Very easy to put together, tastes delicious and it's packed with goodness as well. Perfect for a quick lunch or a no-fuss dinner.
Pasta Puttanesca
This quick and easy pasta dish tastes delicious. For a vegetarian version, just omit the anchovies, and it is still refreshingly tasty.
Muffuletta Sandwich
Hard to go wrong with a Muffuletta sandwich. It was easy and simple to assemble, and it was packed with flavour.
Muffelatta Sandwich
This sandwich absolutely deserves 5 star! It was so quick and easy to put together, and it was packed with flavour. We omitted the anchovies, used Swiss cheese, otherwise followed the recipe. If you are looking for a crowd-pleasing sandwich, this is the one!
Broccoli Rabe (Rapini) & Pasta with White Bean & Anchovy Sauce
The pasta and rapini are tossed with a flavorful and creamy white bean and anchovy sauce. The ingredients are so inexpensive, but they create a delicious and wholesome meal.
Blackened Chicken with Caesar Salad
This Cajun blackened chicken caesar salad was absolutely delicious. The chicken was super moist and packed with flavor. We used lettuce for the salad, and it was tasty and refreshing, perfectly balanced with chicken. Serve it with a few slices of bread, or some croutons to make a complete meal.
Delicious Spaghetti with Shrimp in Sicilian Sauce
This dish is a hearty meal itself. The puttanesca and fra diavolo in the sauce produce a memorable accompaniment to shrimp as well as mussels, clams or even canned or frozen lobster meat.
