Anchovy Dip Recipes

BAGNA CAUDA RECIPE

Steps:

• First, prepare your choice of vegetables and bread for dunking. You can choose whatever you prefer, cut into slices ready to serve.
• Heat a little oil in a pan and add the anchovy fillets and crushed/minced garlic. Heat the anchovies and garlic until the anchovies dissolve and mix in with the garlic.
• Give it long enough so the garlic is cooked but not browned or burnt. Add the butter then remove the pan from the heat.
• Whisk the butter, anchovies and garlic together until it's all thoroughly combined then transfer the dip into a warm ramekin and serve.

BAGNA CàUDA (NORTHERN ITALIAN ANCHOVY-GARLIC DIP) RECIPE

Steps:

• Trim garlic cloves; if desired, halve lengthwise and remove germ from center. (Very developed green germs can add a subtle bitterness to the sauce, though our tests with younger garlic showed no noticeable difference between batches made with and without a more beige germ.) Slice garlic.
• In a small saucepan, combine garlic and milk or water, bring to a gentle simmer, and cook until garlic is soft, about 10 minutes.
• Drain garlic well. Wipe out saucepan, then return garlic to saucepan and cover with olive oil. Cook over very low heat until garlic is very soft and can easily be smashed with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes.
• Add anchovies and cook, stirring and smashing, until they have fully dissolved into the sauce. Continue smashing the garlic and anchovies until a thick purée forms. (If desired, you can very quickly purée the bagna càuda with an immersion blender to make an even smoother sauce.)
• Serve hot with raw vegetables and slices of roasted onion (if using).

WARM GARLIC ANCHOVY DIP

Steps:

• In a mortar and pestle or mini-chopper, mash the garlic cloves and 1 tablespoon olive oil into a smooth paste, and transfer to a small bowl. Mash (or chop) the anchovy fillets into a smooth paste. (Alternatively, chop or slice the garlic and anchovy by hand, separately.)
• Put the garlic (crushed, chopped, or sliced) in the saucepan with the butter, and set over medium-low heat or a tabletop heat source. Cook slowly until the garlic is thoroughly softened and melted in the butter. Stir in the anchovies and the remaining olive oil, and heat over a low flame, mashing the anchovies with the back of a spoon until thoroughly disintegrated.
• When the bagna cauda is piping hot, whisk the sauce briefly to blend and emulsify, and serve with cut vegetables alongside (see box on following page).

AVOCADO ANCHOVY DIP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
• Cover & refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Serve w/your favorite dippers & crackers.
• NOTE: Yield has been estimated & depends largely on the size of avocado used.
• Dip can be made up to 3 hrs ahead of use.

CREAMY ANCHOVY DIP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients until smooth except anchovies, folding in last.
• If using anchovy paste mix in after creaming other ingredients into mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
• I have made this with dried parsley and one stalk minced green onion when I was out of dill weed with great results, and I always use light mayo & sour cream myself.
• Serve with raw vegetables, crackers or toasted baguette slices.
• Try using some different fresh vegetables like snow peas, jicama or yellow squash, for example.

BAGNA CAUDA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic and cook until tender. Reduce heat to low. Mix in anchovy filets and heavy cream. Cook and stir until thickened. Remove from heat, cover and chill in the refrigerator approximately 2 hours.
• Return the mixture to medium heat, stirring occasionally, until bubbly. Serve hot.

HOT ANCHOVY DIP

Steps:

• Melt butter in small saucepan.
• Add garlic & cook for 1 minute, but do not brown.
• Add undrained anchovies + cream, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer & simmer for 5 minutes.
• Blend cornstarch w/water, stir into anchovy mixture & stir constantly over moderate heat till mixture boils & thickens.
• Remove from heat & serve hot w/assorted veggies of your choice
• (The picture I have showed it served w/carrot sticks, broccoli florets & asparagus spears).