Chef Yoshimi Hidaka presents two variations of the traditional Northern Italian sauce, Bagna Cauda: an Aqua Pazza style and a classic style. This recipe combines a rich sauce based on garlic and anchovies with a colorful assortment of seasonal vegetables, allowing you to enjoy authentic Italian appetizers at home.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients (2 servings)
- 1 head Garlic
- Anchovies, equal amount to garlic (or 100g)
- Milk (as needed)
- 100g Butter
- Heavy Cream (as needed)
- Assorted vegetables (to taste)
Seasonings
- [A] Extra Virgin Olive Oil, twice the total amount of garlic + anchovies
- [B] 100cc Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Steps
- For the classic style, peel the skin off 1 head of garlic, remove the core, and cut in half.
- Place the cut garlic in water or hot water, bring to a boil, and then boil it out for about 10 to 15 minutes.
- For the Aqua Pazza style, boil the 1 head of garlic in a mixture of milk and water, about half and half, for 3 times. [This is the key!] Boiling it 3 times removes the strong smell and leaves the sweetness.
- Place the boiled Aqua Pazza style garlic in a colander and strain it with its liquid.
- Strain the garlic and anchovies in roughly equal amounts. [This is the key!] At home, you can finely chop them with a colander or knife. Pressing down with the back of a spoon while straining works well.
- Add extra virgin olive oil to the strained garlic and anchovies (total amount), aiming for twice the amount. Mix lightly.
- Drain the water from the classic style garlic boiled in plain water.
- Place an appropriate amount of butter in a frying pan, add the drained garlic, and mash it lightly.
- Add an appropriate amount of anchovies to the sautéed garlic and stir while lightly mashing.
- Once mashed, add an appropriate amount of olive oil and mix well.
- Finally, add a small amount of heavy cream and adjust the taste.
- Prepare your favorite vegetables (radishes, zucchini, broccoli, sweet potatoes, okra, water eggplant, red onion, kohlrabi, beets, carrots, cucumbers, endive, bell peppers, treviso, pattypan squash, long zucchini, zucchini tendrils, etc.).
- Cut the zucchini into bite-sized pieces.
- Cut the okra in half.
- Cut the boiled broccoli into bite-sized pieces.
- Cut the sweet potato with the skin on.
- Make cuts in the water eggplant with a knife and tear it apart.
- Trim the ends of the red onion and slice thinly.
- Cut the bell peppers into bite-sized pieces and arrange them with plating in mind.
- Remove the seeds from the pattypan squash, cut in half, and slice thinly.
- Arrange the tenderly cooked potatoes.
- Roast the bell peppers whole, peel them, and remove the seeds.
- Pat the roasted bell peppers dry.
- Arrange the roasted bell peppers on a flat plate.
- Gently warm the prepared Bagna Cauda sauce in a dedicated pot or saucepan.
- Dip the prepared vegetables into the warmed Bagna Cauda sauce and eat.
- Drizzle the Bagna Cauda sauce over the roasted bell peppers.
- If desired, shave fresh truffles over the top.






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