Syrian Atherin Pie

Smelt (Atherina hepsetus and Atherina boyeri) are very small fish, which coordinated herds swim on the surface of the sea and gather in the shadows of each boat on the shore. And they are the ones that, if we throw a piece of wood, rush to destroy it. Rare meze sought after by fishermen and fishmongers.

The most common way of cooking in Syros is pan and he in two versions, fried atherina with onions and atherina with eggs.

Here we will present the atherin pie A version of the fried atherina with onions Lina Fournistaki, which, I the delicacy, although she does not often do in her restaurant Elsewhere Glass in Kini of Syros, because she does not find atherina, I convinced her and she made me one, which after I recorded its preparation, I enjoyed it!

Recipe for Syrian atherin pie

Soak the atherina a little so that it can stick to the flour and mix it with chopped onion slices. Flour and mix with your hands. Add chopped dry mint and parsley, both, salt and enough pepper.

Pour the mixture into the hot olive oil and spread it evenly in the pan. When it is fried from below, turn it with a pot lid and put it to be fried on the other side as well.

Serve it with chopped tomatoes to beautify the dish, but also to give a cool tone to the taste (others sprinkle with parsley and cool it with lemon).

From the majestic humble delicacies of the Aegean islands!