Hamsili Pilav (Black Sea Anchovy and Rice Pilaf)
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Ingredients
- 400 g fresh anchovies or sprats, cleaned and filleted
- 300 g long grain rice
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 20 g pine nuts
- 40 g unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- 500 ml fish or vegetable stock
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 526 kcal
- Protein
- 27.7 g
- Carbohydrate
- 62.7 g
- of which sugars
- 2.8 g
- Fat
- 17.4 g
- of which saturates
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 1.8 g
- Salt
- 1.21 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Melt the butter in a pan and cook the onion for 6 minutes until softened, then stir in the pine nuts and cook for 1 minute.
- 2
Add the rice and fish or vegetable stock, bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 12 minutes.
- 3
Lay the anchovy fillets over the top of the rice, cover again, and cook for a further 5 minutes until the fish is opaque and cooked through and the rice is tender.
- 4
Take off the heat and leave to stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
- 5
Scatter with fresh dill and gently fork through before serving.

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