Ricettario d'Italia

In breve

The dish in short

  • Garlic, extra virgin olive oil and salted anchovies, cooked long and very gently.
  • The garlic must not colour.
  • Raw and cooked winter vegetables are dipped into the hot sauce.
  • By custom, no bread is dipped in it.

Il video, Asti, Piemonte

Bagna càuda

The video: Piedmontese warm garlic and anchovy dip

A pot of garlic, anchovies and olive oil kept hot at the table, with autumn and winter vegetables for dipping: the Piedmontese dish whose recipe the Accademia Italiana della Cucina's Asti delegation deposited in 2005. The video is an illustration; the recipe has the exact quantities, temperatures and times.

Serves
4
Hands-on
1 h 9 min
Cooking
2 h 30 min
Video
11 s

Passo dopo passo

The steps, in photos

The video shows the main moments; these are all 12 steps, as in the recipe.

Photos of steps 1, 2, 3
1Soak the earthenware pot2Roast the peppers, then bake the onions3Cook the potatoes, turnips and pumpkin
Photos of steps 4, 5, 6
4Prepare the raw vegetables5Prepare the garlic6Cook the garlic very gently
Photos of steps 7, 8, 9
7Clean the anchovies8Melt the anchovies into the garlic9Finish with butter, if you like
Photos of steps 10, 11, 12
10Keep it hot and dip11Finish with eggs12Cool and keep the leftovers

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