Uses for Anchovy Paste (Other than Caesar Dressing)?

[momnivore]

So I have a tube of anchovy paste that I needed for a marinade and now I have quite a bit left. I've already added it to a tuna puttanesca that I made the other night for dinner but I'm looking for other ideas (besides caesar dressing). Thanks!

[mamachef]

ANYTHING that requires just a spark of umami. If your stew's flat-tasting, add a small dab; taste and do it again if you need to.\
you can also add it to vitello tonnato. yum. And you can mix a dab into your caponata, your soups; if you go easy, you won't taste anchovy; just nice rich flavor.
Oh, and let's never forget Green Goddess dressing.

[Will Owen]

If you use Worcestershire sauce but would rather not have the sweetness or tamarind flavor, use some anchovy paste instead. I always used Worcestershire (WHY could that "Gentleman in the Country" not have lived in Ayrshire??) when making a bechamel-based cheese sauce, but find I like the effect of anchovy paste better.

It's also wonderful with braised broccoli or broccolini. After an initial tossing of the veg in a bit of hot oil, I add about a tablespoon or better more oil with a good 2 tsp of anchovy paste whisked in, and toss the broccoli some more to spread it around, then add a little liquid if necessary and steam on low with the lid on for ten minutes or so.

[folprivate]

Bagna Cauda - warm dip for vegetables with olive oil, garlic, anchovy

[alliegator]

Ok, sounds hideous: but a dab in mashed potatoes gives them a sort of salty richness that all those gobs of butter can't.

[Delucacheesemonger]

pizza

green goddess dressing

put a glop on a freshly grilled steak when serving instead of salt

[GilaB]

Saute about four cloves of minced garlic with a good pinch of red pepper flakes and enough paste to be equivalent to about four to six fillets. When the garlic starts to brown, stir several cups of chopped tomatoes (canned is fine - cook until it's a good saucy texture), or a big bunch of chopped damp greens (cook until wilted; broccoli rabe is my favorite here), or a head of cauliflower that's been steamed/boiled, then broken up into small florets (cook, mashing it a bit, just until heated through and all the flavors are well blended.) Other vegetables should work also. Pour over cooked pasta, using a bit of pasta water to loosen everything up. Season with salt and pepper.

[todao]

Pasta sauces, Pizza topping, combine with avocado and/or sour cream as a spread or dip.

[katecm]

Saute sliced shallots with garlic. Add in a hefty pinch of crushed red pepper, a dab of anchovy pasted, and a good squeeze of llemon. Wilt in some greens of your choice, then season with salt and pepper if necessary. Great side dish, or with a poached egg on top as a light meal.

[SandyCat]

I second this preparation method! Also, this would be good as a spread on some country bread.

[BethRa]

add it to tapenades or other spreads. For example: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

[ipsedixit]

Pasta sauces

Sauces and gravies for roasts, etc.

Chili

Beef stew

Crab cakes

Meatloaf or meatballs