Hamsi Pilavı
Sardines are abundant! Dazzling dome-shaped seafood pilaf on the Black Sea coast
Description
A Black Sea specialty where pilaf cooked with spices and pine nuts is encased in a dome of butterflied anchovies (hamsi) and baked in the oven.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Anchovies
- Rice
- Onion
- Pine nuts
- Dill
- Cinnamon
Instructions
- Cook a firm special pilaf by sautéing pine nuts, currants, onions, and rice, seasoned with dill, cinnamon, and allspice. Remove heads and bones of fresh anchovies (hamsi) and butterfly them. Line a buttered round baking bowl completely with the anchovies, skin side down, in a radial pattern. Pack the cooked pilaf tightly inside, and completely cover the top with remaining anchovies. Bake in the oven until the anchovies are crispy, then invert onto a plate to serve.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cinnamon and Allspice
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Small horse mackerel, Japanese white rice
Pairing
Dry White Wine
Trivia
[Hardcore] The pinnacle of hamsi (anchovy) dishes crazily loved by the people of the Black Sea coast. The fish fat and cinnamon aroma create an exquisite contrast.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Break the crispy anchovy wall with a knife, and scoop up the sweet spiced pilaf inside with the saltiness of the anchovies using a spoon!
Allergen
Seafood, Dairy (Butter)