Best 4 Anchovy Garlic Butter Recipes

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Anchovy garlic butter is a versatile and flavorful condiment that can be used to enhance a variety of dishes. It is made with a combination of anchovies, garlic, butter, and sometimes other ingredients such as lemon juice, parsley, or red pepper flakes. The salty, briny flavor of the anchovies pairs well with the rich, creamy butter, while the garlic adds a pungent kick. Anchovy garlic butter can be used to top grilled or roasted fish or vegetables, or it can be stirred into pasta or rice dishes. It can also be used as a spread for bread or crackers, or as a dipping sauce for seafood. With its bold and distinctive flavor, anchovy garlic butter is sure to add a touch of sophistication to any meal.

Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!

BAGNA CAUDA ( OLIVE OIL, GARLIC, BUTTER AND ANCHOVY SAUCE)



Bagna Cauda ( Olive Oil, Garlic, Butter and Anchovy Sauce) image

From The Stinking Rose restaurant in San Francisco. This is an Italian appetizer dish and the name translates as 'hot bath'. Serve with a good crusty sourdough, breadsticks or your favorite vegetables for dipping, such as bell peppers, zucchini, broccoli, or whole mushrooms. It's typically served as an appetizer, but is also fantastic drizzled over grilled fish or vegetables.

Provided by GaylaJ

Categories     Sauces

Time 1h35m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 1/2 cups peeled garlic cloves
1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil
2 ounces butter
1 (2 ounce) can anchovies

Steps:

  • Place all ingredients in an oven casserole, cover and bake at 275F for 1 1/2 hours.
  • Serve with bread and/or vegetables.

STEAK WITH ANCHOVY GARLIC BUTTER



Steak with Anchovy Garlic Butter image

Categories     Beef     Fish     Garlic     Sauté     Quick & Easy     Dinner     Meat     Steak     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 garlic cloves
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon anchovy paste
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 (1-inch-thick) boneless beef top loin (strip) steaks (each about 1 pound)
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

  • Mince garlic and mash to a paste with a pinch of salt using a large heavy knife. Mash together butter, anchovy paste, lemon juice, garlic paste, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until combined well. Stir in parsley.
  • Pat steaks dry and sprinkle with salt and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Sauté steaks 1 at a time, turning once, about 8 minutes total for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
  • Top steaks with a dollop of anchovy butter and slice.

WHOLE ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH BLACK-GARLIC CRUMBLE AND PARSLEY-ANCHOVY BUTTER



Whole Roasted Cauliflower With Black-Garlic Crumble and Parsley-Anchovy Butter image

The chef Sean Brock came up with this first course after making Craig Claiborne's Bagna Cauda. Instead of bathing the garlic and anchovy in the oil, Mr. Brock has you bathe a whole head of cauliflower in it. You use a ring mold to hold up the cauliflower in a sauté pan, then brown it by spooning over bubbling oil and butter - a process that's fun and a little hairy - and finish it in the oven. In place of garlic, you use fermented black garlic (which is soft and woodsy in flavor) and milk powder to make a "crumble." You slice the cauliflower into large slabs, like cross-sections of a tree, and top them with an anchovy butter and the crumble.

Provided by Amanda Hesser

Categories     side dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup nonfat powdered milk
10 black garlic cloves, peeled (see note)
Half the reserved brown butter (3-4 tablespoons)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 anchovy fillets
Salt
Grated zest from 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/3 cup chopped parsley
1 small head cauliflower
1/2 cup olive oil
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Salt

Steps:

  • Make the black-garlic crumble: place the butter, powdered milk and black garlic cloves in a medium saucepan over low heat and cook until the powdered milk is golden brown and nutty, 20 minutes. Strain the butter from the solids and reserve. Dry the solids on paper towels. Place the solids and garlic cloves in a food processor and pulse to combine until the garlic is evenly distributed. Dry on paper towels.
  • Prepare the parsley-anchovy butter: Heat half the reserved brown butter with the fresh butter and mash in the anchovies. Season with salt, zest and juice. Fold in the parsley. Refrigerate until moldable. Using plastic wrap, form the butter into a log. Chill.
  • Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Remove the leaves from the cauliflower, leaving 1 inch of stem intact. Place a ring mold or cookie cutter around the stem to keep the cauliflower upright. Place the cauliflower, oil and butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Season the cauliflower with salt. With a large spoon, continually pour the hot oil-butter mixture over the cauliflower, lowering the heat to medium-low if the fat begins to smoke. After about 20 minutes, once the outside is golden brown, place the pan in the oven and bake until just tender in the middle, 15 to 20 minutes. Keep warm.
  • To serve: cut the warm cauliflower into 4 sections. Cut the butter log into 1/4-inch disks and place three slices on each section of cauliflower. Sprinkle with black-garlic crumble.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 781, UnsaturatedFat 40 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 84 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 40 grams, Sodium 472 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 2 grams

SALMON WITH ANCHOVY-GARLIC BUTTER



Salmon With Anchovy-Garlic Butter image

Minced anchovies and garlic add a complex salinity to seared salmon, enriching and deepening its flavor. To get the most out of them, the anchovies and garlic are mashed into softened butter, which is used in two ways: as a cooking medium and as a sauce. Used to cook the salmon, the butter browns and the anchovies and garlic caramelize, turning sweet. When stirred into the pan sauce, the raw garlic and anchovies give an intense bite that's mitigated by the creaminess of the butter. It's a quickly made, weeknight-friendly dish that's far more nuanced than the usual seared salmon - but no harder to prepare.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     dinner, easy, lunch, quick, weeknight, main course

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
4 anchovy fillets, minced
1 fat garlic clove, minced (or 2 small ones)
1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
4 (6- to 8-ounce) skin-on salmon fillets
2 tablespoons drained capers, patted dry
1/2 lemon
Fresh chopped parsley, for serving

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, mash together butter, anchovies, garlic, salt and pepper.
  • In a large ovenproof skillet, melt about half the anchovy butter. Add fish, skin side down. Cook for 3 minutes over high heat to brown the skin, spooning some pan drippings over the top of the fish as it cooks. Add capers to bottom of pan and transfer to oven. Roast until fish is just cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Remove pan from oven and add remaining anchovy butter to pan to melt. Place salmon on plates and spoon buttery pan sauce over the top. Squeeze the lemon half over the salmon and garnish with chopped parsley. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 503, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 42 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 526 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • When buying anchovies, look for ones that are packed in salt or oil and are firm and silvery.
  • To remove the bones from anchovies, use your fingers to gently pull them out. You can also use a tweezers.
  • If you don't have any fresh garlic on hand, you can use 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder.
  • Be careful not to overcook the garlic butter. It only needs to be cooked for a few minutes until the butter is melted and the garlic is fragrant.
  • Anchovy garlic butter can be used as a spread for bread or crackers, a topping for fish or chicken, or a sauce for pasta.

Conclusion:

Anchovy garlic butter is a delicious and versatile condiment that can be used in a variety of dishes. It's easy to make and can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy way to add flavor to your meal, give anchovy garlic butter a try.

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