All-Purpose Anchovy Oil
- 300 ml Extra virgin olive oil
- 4 clove Garlic (crush with the flat part of a knife)
- 1 Red chili peppers (sliced into rounds)
- 8 Anchovy fillets
- Put the extra virgin olive oil and garlic in a cold pot and heat over low heat.
- Gradually, you will see small bubbles coming up from the garlic and it'll start to smell nice.
- At the same time, prepare a cold wrung-out kitchen towel.
- Once the garlic starts changing color, scoop out the ones that have turned light brown with a mesh ladle.
- Helpful Hints The garlic aroma of the oil will differ depending on how dark the garlic has been browned.
- I normally brown garlic like the ones shown in this photo.
- However, once the garlic browned like in Step 4, they will get dark very quickly.
- So if you don't scoop them out from the oil promptly, they will get burnt and spoil the aroma.
- Until you get used to making this oil, it may be a good idea to scoop the garlic out when the color is little lighter than the photo in Step 4.
- When you've scooped out all the garlic, turn off the heat.
- Add the anchovy fillets and red chili peppers to the oil, then stir lightly.
- As soon as you finished stirring the oil, place the pan from Step 7 on the cold wrung out kitchen towel from Step 2.
- The anchovy oil is ready.
- Let it cool naturally.
- Once the anchovy oil has cooled completely, transfer to a sterilized jar to store.
- Transfer all the anchovy bits from the pan as well.
- The anchovy bits tend to sink to the bottom of the jar.
- Use only the oil, or use the oil with the other ingredients depending on the dish.
- Not only for pasta or ajillo, you can make a salad dressing by adding white wine vinegar, salt and pepper to this oil.
- It is so versatile!
- This is roasted asparagus with anchovy oil.
- I put asparagus in a heat resistant dish, added this anchovy oil, seasoned with salt and pepper, and roasted in the oven.
- Use the oil with the anchovy settled at the bottom and roast in the oven for 10 minutes at 250C.
- You can make a delicious dish like this very easily using the anchovy oil.
- This is a variation of this oil, "Sundried Tomatoes Marinated in Oil".
- This is another variation of this oil, "Grilled Eggplant Marinated in Oil".
- These are both my favorites!
- "Authentic Peperoncino With Anchovies".
- It's very nice if you drizzle a little anchovy oil over this kind of oil-based pasta.
- Note The spiciness of the oil differs depending on when you add the red chili peppers to the oil.
- I add the red chili peppers between Step 2 and Step 3, but I think adding them in Step 7 is better for most people.
- The amount of anchovy fillets in this recipe suits various dishes.
- I tend to change up how I make the anchovy oil depending on what I'm making.
- Like adding an extra anchovy fillet, for example.
- I uploaded "Very Useful Garlic Chips and Garlic Oil".
- This oil is also very convenient, and I always have it stocked all year round.
olive oil, clove garlic, red chili peppers
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/172248-all-purpose-anchovy-oil (may not work)