Anchovy Escabeche Marinade

Name: Anchovy Escabeche Marinade
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2½ cups (600 ml)
Cuisine: French Classic
Ingredients: 1 cup (240 ml) White Wine; 1/2 cup (120 ml) White Wine Vinegar; 1 cup (240 ml) Olive Oil; 1/2 bulb sliced (100 g) Fennel; 1 small sliced (100 g) Onion; 1 sliced (60 g) Carrot; 4 cloves Garlic; 1 dried or pinch flakes (3 g) Chile; 2 sprigs (2 g) Thyme; 1 Bay Leaf; to taste Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Michael Cimarusti recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Michael Cimarusti.

Michael Cimarusti's Anchovy Escabeche Marinade, from the published recipe.

Ratio

White Wine 240 mlWhite Wine Vinegar 120 mlOlive Oil 240 ml

Ingredients

White Wine — 1 cup (240 ml)
White Wine Vinegar — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
Olive Oil — 1 cup (240 ml)
Fennel — 1/2 bulb sliced (100 g)
Onion — 1 small sliced (100 g)
Carrot — 1 sliced (60 g)
Garlic — 4 cloves
Chile — 1 dried or pinch flakes (3 g)
Thyme — 2 sprigs (2 g)
Bay Leaf — 1
Salt — to taste

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Anchovy Escabeche Marinade wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Seafood / Californian chef of Michelin three-star Providence in Los Angeles; James Beard Best Chef: Pacific. Also Connie & Ted’s; sustainable seafood advocacy and refined fish sauces.

Adapted from a Michael Cimarusti recipe (Michael Cimarusti / KCRW Good Food).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Michael Cimarusti / KCRW Good Food (published as “Anchovy Escabeche Marinade”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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