Sardelle Butter
Ingredients
Directions
Mash the sardines very fine.
Rub the mixture through a sieve.
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
- Sardines
- Provide the main savory, briny flavor and the bulk of the spread.
- Butter
- Adds fat and creaminess, carrying the sardine flavor and giving the spread a smooth, spreadable texture.
The step that matters
Rub the mixture through a sieve. Pushing the mashed sardines through a fine sieve breaks down remaining fibres and bones, giving a smooth texture. Skipping this leaves the spread grainy and uneven.
“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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