Gentlemen's Relish Recipe

By
Sydney Oland
Sydney Oland: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats
Sydney Oland
Sydney Oland lives in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, where she develops recipes and owns and operates three businesses: a bean-to-bar chocolate company, an ice cream company, and a collective food production space. Previously, she wrote brunch and British food recipe columns for Serious Eats.
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Updated Aug. 30, 2018
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Recipe Facts

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Active: 10 mins
Total: 10 mins
Serves: 16 to 20 servings
Makes: 2 cups

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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces (2 sticks) butter, room temperature

  • 8 ounces (4 tins) flat anchovies, drained

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper

  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • Dash of fresh grated nutmeg

  • Kosher salt and cracked black pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. Combine butter, anchovies, cinnamon, white pepper, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg in a food processor and pulse until well combined. Taste for seasoning and add additional salt and pepper if necessary. Alternatively, mash butter with a wooden spoon in a large bowl and then finely chop the anchovies. Add anchovies, cinnamon, white pepper, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg to the bowl, and mix to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper and mix again.

  2. Use right away as a spread on toast with sliced cucumber or watercress, or use as an additional ingredient to a cottage pie or scrambled eggs, or as a salty condiment for a baked potato, and even as a topping for a seared steak. Gentlemen’s relish will keep in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, or wrapped in plastic and frozen for up to three months.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
105 Calories
10g Fat
0g Carbs
3g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 16 to 20
Amount per serving
Calories 105
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10g 13%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 34mg 11%
Sodium 505mg 22%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 30mg 2%
Iron 1mg 3%
Potassium 65mg 1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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