Zeppole with Anchovy

Recipe courtesy Rao’s Restaurant

Show: Melting PotEpisode: A Melting Pot Holiday

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (5)

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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
--
Yield:
16 zeppole

Times:

Prep: 2 hr 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 2 hr 50 min

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
1 package yeast
Pinch salt
3/4 cup water
16 anchovy fillets
6 cups oil

Directions

Mix flour, yeast, salt, and water. Let rest in refrigerator. After dough rests for about 2 hours, divide dough into 16 pieces. Place an anchovy in your palm. Fold dough over and make a ball. In heavy pot, heat oil. Add to hot oil and cook until golden brown.

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recipe Zeppole with Anchovy
Susan Franklin Square, NY 12-29-2008
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finally found this!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This has a been a favorite of my Calabrian family for many generations and with the passing of my grandmother and mother I... thought the tradition of having these delicious zeppole on New Year's Eve was gone...thank you so much; they bring back wonderful memories.Read more
recipe Zeppole with Anchovy
Tricia Oceanside, CA 07-03-2007
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Another Christmas Eve Tradition
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

We make this every year as part of our christmas eve tradition-it is my sister's favorite! My nana used to make the dough... from scratch, btu as she got older, she began using frozen bread dough. We cut out "doughnut" shapes and fry them plain, and then make a little "envelope" of dough with the anchovy. I prefer regular, crusty italian bread-but this fried bread (zeppole) is always a hit.Read more
recipe Zeppole with Anchovy
Anonymous 03-21-2006
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great zeppole
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

They're great. My mom always makes them on Christmas Eve - you can count the anchovy as one of the 7 fish! She also makes... them around Carnevale (Mardi Gras). She also makes them without anchovies. The way you tell the difference is that the solid round balls are with anchoy and the ones without are in a donut shape.Read more
recipe Zeppole with Anchovy
Mike Viera, FL 12-28-2005
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raw bar 12/27/05
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I was quite surprised when I saw the host (I am blanking on his name) show a female how to create a perfect raw bar when he... taught her how to shuck oysters and clams. While he did a fine job on the oysters, he absolutely blew how to open little neck clams. While the proceedure of getting the knife in was currect, he showed her how to cut right through the middle of the clam and it would open. I have shucked thousands of clams and this is incorrect. Once the knife is in, it should go around the top or bottom of the shell to slice where the clam is attached to the shell. Then the "belly" of the clam remais intact and ready to eat.Read more
recipe Zeppole with Anchovy
thomas Rochester, NY 09-20-2005
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zeppole w/ anchovy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

just like grandma used to make. brings back great memories as a child