Bagna Cauda (Garlic Dip)

Title:
Bagna Cauda (Garlic Dip)

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Dips




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  Olive oil


   1/4 lb Butter (1 stick)


     5    Garlic cloves, chopped fine


     6    Anchovy fillets, chopped


          - or mashed


       ds Pepper






 Heat the oil and butter together in an earthenware pot over hot water or in


 a double boiler. In another pan cook the garlic in a bit of the oil until


 it is soft. Add the anchovy fillets, and cook until the fish dissolves into


 a paste, about 5 minutes. Add all to the pan of hot oil and butter. The


 Bagna Cauda is kept hot in the middle of the table. Guests dip celery,


 cooked and cooled artichokes, endive, cucumbers, green onions, and Italian


 bread into this mixture.


 


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