Recipe - Grilled Anchovies With Roasted Garlic Croutons And Aioli

1 pound Fresh anchovies or sardines
or mackerel
2 Heads garlic; wrapped in
foil and baked at 350
degrees F, for one hour
2 Eggs
4 Cloves garlic
Juice of 1 lemon and
2 Lemons; in wedges
1 cup Extra virgin olive oil from
Provence
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon Lukewarm water; up to 2
tablespns
4 Pieces French bread

Preheat grill or broiler.

Scale and gut anchovies (or sardines or mackerel), leaving heads and tails
intact. Squeeze garlic heads carefully to remove paste and set aside.

To make aioli, place eggs and garlic in a blender with lemon juice and
blend to mix. With blender running, add oil in a thin drizzle to form a
thick emulsion. Remove, season with salt and pepper and thin to desired
consistency with 1 to 2 tablespoons lukewarm water.

Place anchovies on grill and cook through, about 1 to 2 minutes per side,
and then remove to plates. Grill bread and smear with garlic puree. Place 1
slice of bread on each plate and serve with lemon wedges and aioli in
center.

Yield: 4 as appetizer

Recipe by: MEDITERRANEAN MARIO #ME1A04

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #993 by Sue suechef@sover.net on Jan 08,
1998