Bagna-Cauda Butter (With Garlic And Anchovies)

Serves: 3

Felicia King

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

56

Sweetness

44

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan over low heat

2

When the oil just begins to warm, add the garlic and anchovies and cook slowly, stirring until the garlic becomes toasty brown and the anchovies dissolve (about ten minutes)

3

Let cool completely

4

Process the butter in a food processor until smooth and creamy

5

Add the cooled garlic-anchovy mixture and a pinch of salt

6

Process until well blended

7

Taste and add more salt if needed

8

Transfer to a bowl and stir in the parsley

9

Refrigerate until firm enough to shape into a log

10

Put an 18-inch sheet of aluminum foil on your work surface

11

Spoon the butter down the center of the foil into a log about 1-1/2 inches in diameter

12

Enclose in foil and twist the ends to make a sealed log, like a tootsie roll

13

Refrigerate for up to one week, or freeze for up to six months