Sarde a Beccafico - Sicilian Food Culture

Sarde a Beccafico - Sicilian Food Culture

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“Sarde a beccafico” is one of the best known and loved traditional Sicilian recipes. The “beccafico” that gives the recipe its name is a small sparrow-like bird that feeds on sweet ripe figs....

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Ingredients

  • Fresh Sardines 2 pounds
  • Olive oil 6 spoons
  • Currants 1/3 cup
  • Parsley 2 spoons (minced)
  • Black Olives 6 (Pitted and slivered)
  • Bay leaves 2 dozen
  • Breadcrumbs 1 cup
  • PIne nuts 1.3 cup
  • Anchovy fillets 8 (finely chopped)
  • Water
  • Lemon 1 (juice and zest)

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