Red Wine Bagna Cauda with Crudites
- One 750-milliliter bottle dry red wine, such as Nebbiolo
- 1/4 cup marinated white anchovy fillets, drained and chopped
- 4 oil-packed anchovy fillets, drained and chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Assorted crudites, such as baby carrots, radishes, fennel and bell peppers, for serving
- In a large saucepan, boil the wine over high heat until reduced to 1 cup, about 20 minutes.
- Let cool.
- In a blender, combine the reduced wine with the anchovies, garlic, lemon zest and lemon juice and blend until smooth.
- With the machine on, add the olive oil in a thin stream.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer the bagna cauda to a medium saucepan and rewarm over low heat.
- Pour into a serving bowl and serve with the crudites alongside.
red wine, oil, garlic, lemon, extravirgin olive oil, salt, crudites
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/red-wine-bagna-cauda-crudites (may not work)