February 2025

Anchovies with sudachi and thyme

Name: Anchovies with sudachi and thyme
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 300g tinned butterfly anchovies in oil, or other good quality tinned anchovies; 2 sudachi fruits, or 1 Amalfi lemon or 1 very good quality lime, juiced; 1 pinch of dried chilli; 1 shallot, sliced as thinly as possible; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp picked thyme leaves

As part of a collection of recipes using citrus, Toklas head chef Chris Shaw presents a flavourful recipe for anchovies with sudachi, a small lime-like fruit of Japanese origin

By Chris Shaw

7 February 2025

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Simon Bajada

“I love having anchovies at the start of a meal,” says Chris. “You can buy butterfly ones from specialist suppliers such as The Tinned Fish Market. Sudachi is closer to a lime than a lemon in flavour, but has floral notes that you can find in an Amalfi lemon. If you can't source sudachi, then an Amalfi lemon or very good quality lime would work as a substitute.”

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