Anchovy Sauce 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).

ANCHOVY DIP

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in order given.
• Makes about 1 3/4 cups.
• Tips: Looking for an unusual container for your dip? Try a sea shell, coconut shell, green or red bell pepper case, half grapefruit, or scooped out tomato.
• Dip accompaniments may be selected from assorted crisp crackers and waferettes, corn or potato chips, pretzels, or raw vegetables.

GARLIC AND ANCHOVY DIP WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat first 4 ingredients in heavy medium skillet over low heat until butter melts and mixture simmers, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to flameproof bowl. Place over candle or canned heat burner. Serve with vegetables.

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).

ANCHOVY-SAUCE DIP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved. Serve as a dipping sauce for meats and salads.

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.