The Stinking Rose’s Bagna Calda

http://www.chilepepper.com/recipes/view.php?action=recipe&id=237

Yields: About 3 cups • Heat Index: Mild-Medium

San Francisco’s famous garlic restaurant serves this spread as an alternative to butter or dipping oil. It is flavorful and rich with a creamy texture. Serve it with sourdough, breadsticks, crackers, crudités, cooked veggies—use your imagination.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups peeled garlic cloves
• 1 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 ounces butter
• 1 2-ounce can anchovies
• Instead of anchovies...we have used herb de provence paste and chili powder
• Also add balsamic vinegar to the mixture after it's been cooked...
  

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in oven casserole, cover and place in 275° oven for 1 1/2 hours. Ingredients will blend into a buttery consistency.
2. Spread on bread and sliced vegetables.