Flash un Kas are flaky Pennsylvania Dutch appetizer turnovers: a tender three-ingredient cream cheese pastry folded over savory fillings like liver paste, ham, anchovy or caviar, then baked golden. Great party bites.
A lighter Caesar salad with cheese tortellini and steamed asparagus tossed in a lemony anchovy dressing. Ready in 30 minutes with fresh Parmesan on top.
Rendang is the legendary Indonesian beef curry: chunks of beef slow-simmered in spiced coconut milk and tamarind until the sauce reduces almost dry and the meat turns fork-tender. Deeply fragrant and richly spiced.
Garlic-anchovy rub with olive oil, anchovy paste, crushed garlic, and black pepper. A savory, umami-rich paste for lamb, chicken, or fish. Four ingredients, intensely flavorful.
Beef noodle soup with a rich bone broth simmered for two hours, anchovy paste for umami depth, and handmade noodles pressed through a colander directly into the pot. A hearty, from-scratch soup.
Spaghetti with shrimp and mushrooms tossed in a creamy Parmesan egg sauce with anchovy paste and dry mustard. A carbonara-style pasta dinner with stir-fried seafood and scallions.
Roasted pepper salad with multicolored bell peppers in a balsamic vinaigrette spiked with anchovy paste, Dijon mustard, and shallots. A make-ahead antipasto that improves overnight.
Chilled shrimp salad tossed with fresh dill, cucumber, celery, and a tangy dressing of mayo, sour cream, Dijon, and anchovy paste. Serve it on lettuce or stuffed into hollowed tomatoes for a gorgeous lunch.
Briny anchovy paste and chopped green olives swirled into tangy sour cream for a salty, umami-packed dip that disappears fast at parties.
Fillets of sole Riviera are breaded and pan-fried, served on roasted pepper strips with thick tomato slices, rolled anchovies, and a warm anchovy-lemon butter. A stunning French-Italian seafood platter.
Thick swordfish steaks rolled in olive oil, broiled, and topped with savory anchovy butter. Garnished with lemon, anchovy fillets, and olives. Classic French Mirabeau style in 30 minutes.
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.
Pan-seared chicken thighs with toasted fennel seeds, briny olives, cherry tomatoes, and a white wine pan sauce spiked with anchovy paste. A rustic Mediterranean one-pan dinner bursting with bold, layered flavors.
San Francisco-style cioppino with clams, lobster, shrimp, and red snapper in a saffron-tomato wine broth with fennel. Italian-American seafood feast.
Creamy pasta with oysters and shrimp in a roux-based sauce spiked with anchovy paste, Tabasco, and Worcestershire. A rich Cajun-style seafood pasta that comes together in one pan.
Classic Oysters Rockefeller baked on the half shell under a buttery spinach topping spiked with Pernod and anchovy, layered with crisp bacon and a browned breadcrumb crust. The New Orleans appetizer, done right at home.