Anchovy Butter
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash the anchovies in cold water and dry them thoroughly.
Remove the fillets from the bones.
Make the butter
Pound the fillets smoothly with the butter.
Rub the mixture through a fine sieve and set aside.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Anchovies
- Provide the salty, savory flavor that defines the butter.
- Butter
- Carries the anchovy flavor and gives the spread a smooth, rich texture.
The step that matters
Pound the fillets smoothly with the butter. Anchovy fillets left in pieces leave gritty bits in the spread. Pounding breaks them down so they blend evenly into the butter, and sieving removes any remaining fibers for a smooth texture.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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