TORTIERA DI ALICI (BAKED ANCHOVIES)

Steps:

• Clean the anchovies, remove the backbone without separating the 2 halves of the fish, wash and dry. In a bowl, mix the bread crumbs (reserve 1 1/2 T) with the grated Pecorino and the chopped capers, parsley, and garlic. Season with a little salt and a pinch of oregano and add 1/3 cup oil. Blend well. Oil a cake pan or baking dish generously and sprinkle with the reserved bread crumbs, line the bottom with a layer of anchovies (opened out flat), sprinkle with salt and a little of the bread crumb, cheese and herb mixture. Repeat the anchovy layer and continue until all the ingredients are used up. Top with the skinned, seeded and sliced tomatoes, sprinkle generously with oil, and bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for 30 minutes. This dish may be eaten warm or cold.