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Anchovy Sauce For Salmon

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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. Anchovies
  2. Butter
  3. a pint of sauce
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Sauce High in vitamin E · High in vitamin K · High in unsaturated fat · +1

    High in vitamin E · 4.2 mg per 100 g, 35% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin E contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Vitamin E is a fat-soluble nutrient found in many foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    High in vitamin K · 91 µg per 100 g, 122% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting.
    • Vitamin K contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Vitamin K is a nutrient that the body needs to stay healthy. It’s important for blood clotting and healthy bones and also has other functions in the body. NIH fact sheet

    High in unsaturated fat · 42 g per 100 g, 83% of its fatty acids unsaturated

    • Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats in the diet contributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels [MUFA and PUFA are unsaturated fats].
    • Replacing saturated fats in the diet with unsaturated fats contributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels. Oleic acid is an unsaturated fat..

    Source of omega-3 fatty acids (ALA) · 3.4 g per 100 g, at least 0.3 g per 100 g and per 100 kcal

    • ALA contributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels. The beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 2 g of ALA.

    The three main omega-3 fatty acids are alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). ALA is found mainly in plant oils such as flaxseed, soybean, and canola oils. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Sauce, horseradish”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. Incorporate with a pint of boiling melted butter a couple of tea-spoonfuls of essence of anchovies, and add cayenne and lemon-juice to suit the taste.
  2. Anchovies boned and pounded in a mortar may be substituted for essence of anchovies.
  3. Time, ten minutes.
  4. Probable ~ cost, 6d.
  5. Sufficient, two tea-spoonfuls of the essence to a pint of sauce.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Mortar and pestle