32 anchovy recipes

Excellent dressing for vegetables, pasta, fish, or salads.

Nicomedes' anchovy, an ancient Roman culinary trick: blanched turnip slices shaped like anchovy filets, dressed with olive oil, salt, and poppy seeds to mimic fish without fish. Brilliant vegetarian party piece.

Rustic Italian aubergine and anchovy pasta with a slow-baked tomato sauce thickened with mashed anchovies. A bold, salty, deeply savory supper that's dead simple to make.

Anchovies seem to have a natural affinity with veal - consider ossi buci, for instance, those not in the know usually cannot pick the presence of anchovies in this pot-roasted dish, but they do rave about the flavour.

Nero Wolfe's bread triangles spread with anchovy paste and pan-fried in butter until golden and crispy. A salty, savory literary appetizer inspired by Rex Stout's famous fictional detective.

Try this scrumptious favorite that is considered a delicacy in the Outback.

Italian tomato and anchovy antipasto with ripe tomato wedges draped with anchovy fillets, dressed in anchovy oil, lemon juice, and fresh oregano. Simple, no-cook, and bursting with umami.

Composed romaine and watercress salad plated over Belgian endive spears with a savory basil anchovy sauce. An elegant, restaurant-style first course.

Mak kimchi ferments chopped napa cabbage with daikon, garlic, carrot, anchovies, and chili flakes for a quick-style Korean kimchi. A 2-day countertop ferment that keeps for 10 days.

Not only delicious, but it also helps you keep a good diet.

Liquamen, an ancient Roman fish sauce made from anchovies, oregano, salt, and grape juice. A quick stovetop recreation of the fermented condiment that flavored nearly every dish in ancient Rome.

My copycat version of the top secret famous A1 Steak Sauce.

Sweet cherry peppers stuffed with lemony tuna, capers, and optional anchovy, finished with a balsamic vinegar drizzle. These bite-sized Italian-style appetizers are the life of any New Year's Eve party and ready in under 30 minutes.

Homemade deviled ham spread with warm spices, hot mustard, anchovy paste, and a whisper of sherry. Skip the canned stuff and make a version that actually tastes like something.

A Sicilian classic: tender cauliflower simmered with anchovies, pine nuts, currants, and tomatoes over spaghetti. Sweet, savory, and unmistakably Palermo on your plate.

The tang of Dijon mustard and the smoothness of whipping cream combine with the light flavor of champagne or white wine to make this a wonderful, easy sauce for fish.