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Look at this bagna cauda, a delicious garlic, butter and anchovy dipping sauce for raw vegetables... What a surprising appetizer!

Bagna Cauda Dipping Sauce

Look at this bagna cauda, a delicious garlic, butter and anchovy dipping sauce for raw vegetables... What a surprising appetizer!

Course Appetizer, Sauce
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 0 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories per serving 128 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 15 canned anchovy fillets in oil
  • 1 medium garlic bulb
  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • pepper
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Don't peel the garlic bulb or tear it apart. Leave it in one piece but chop off the tops using a sharp knife. Don't exaggerate, this will only make it easier to squeeze the soft cloves out later. Place the garlic bulb on a piece of tinfoil and sprinkle with a little olive oil, pepper and salt.
    Look at this bagna cauda, a delicious garlic, butter and anchovy dipping sauce for raw vegetables... What a surprising appetizer!
  2. Then wrap the garlic bulb up entirely and place it on an oven rack in a preheated oven at 400 F° (200°C) for 30 minutes until the cloves are soft and mushy. Remove the garlic bulb from the oven and put it aside until cooled down fully.
    Look at this bagna cauda, a delicious garlic, butter and anchovy dipping sauce for raw vegetables... What a surprising appetizer!
  3. In the meantime add the butter to a small saucepan and place it over medium heat until the butter has melted.
    Look at this bagna cauda, a delicious garlic, butter and anchovy dipping sauce for raw vegetables... What a surprising appetizer!
  4. Then add the anchovy fillets and a little dash of pepper.

    Look at this bagna cauda, a delicious garlic, butter and anchovy dipping sauce for raw vegetables... What a surprising appetizer!
  5. Stir well and let the anchovy melt gently for a couple of minutes. Squeeze the soft garlic out of their pockets and add them to the anchovy butter as well.
    Look at this bagna cauda, a delicious garlic, butter and anchovy dipping sauce for raw vegetables... What a surprising appetizer!
  6. Stir well and take the pan off the heat. Pour the buttery mixture in a clean blender.
    Look at this bagna cauda, a delicious garlic, butter and anchovy dipping sauce for raw vegetables... What a surprising appetizer!
  7. Pulse into a fine mixture. Then gradually add the olive oil until the mixture starts to thicken nicely. It shouldn't be too runny.
    Look at this bagna cauda, a delicious garlic, butter and anchovy dipping sauce for raw vegetables... What a surprising appetizer!
  8. Pour the anchovy dipping sauce in a clean bowl and serve at room temperature accompanied by some vegetables of your choice.
    Look at this bagna cauda, a delicious garlic, butter and anchovy dipping sauce for raw vegetables... What a surprising appetizer!