Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Anchovies are my favorite ingredient. (I know, we get it.) But making something as simple as anchovy butter is like a whole other portal into the world of anchovies. Make a double-batch to have on-hand to snack on—it’s great on its own, scooped up with a radish, swirled into soup, or, like in this episode, smeared onto chicken.
She’s beautiful, she’s gorgeous, she’s stunning: This Anchovy Butter Chicken with Chicken Fat Croutons is, to me, “last meal” status. It’s briny, oceanic, deeply savory, and everything a roast chicken needs. And, of course, to make it all a complete meal: Schmaltzy, golden croutons, and a bracing, mustardy salad (my favorite kind of salad).
#roastchicken #anchovybutter #buttersnack
RECIPE URLs
alisoneroman.com/recipes/anchovy-butter-chicken-with-chicken-fat-croutons
alisoneroman.com/recipes/any-greens-mustard-dressing
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Purchase Sweet Enough (AUS & UK) HERE:
cook.hardiegrant.com/sweet_enough
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Alison loves anchovy butter
0:46 Welcome to Home Movies
1:43 An anchovy tasting
3:45 Making the anchovy butter
6:10 Prepping the chickens
9:38 Smearing butter on the chickens
11:03 Seasoning the chickens
11:54 Baste the chickens
12:17 How to tell if the chicken is done
12:45 Tearing bread for croutons
14:13 Soaking and toasting the bread
14:42 Prepping the salad
15:53 Taking the croutons out of the oven
16:10 Carving the chickens
17:50 Plating the chicken and croutons
CREDITS
Director: Doron Max Hagay @doronmaxhagay
Producer: Graham Mason @grahambomason
Photography Director: Eric Schleicher @e_schleicher
Audio: Yves Albaret @yvesarmand
Camera Operator: Alex Bliss @albertblimp
Camera Operator: Will Colacito @revpooch
Editor: Maya Tippett @maya.tippett
TO SHOP
Le Creuset Braiser: lecreuset.com/braiser/21180US.html
Rizzoli Anchovies: rizzoliemanuelli.com/en/classics
Mejuri Bold Herringbone Chain Necklace:go.shopmy.us/p-4205962
Lodge Cast Iron: lodgecastiron.com/product/round-cast-iron-classic-skillet?sku=L8SK3
Anchovies are my favorite ingredient. (I know, we get it.) But making something as simple as anchovy butter is like a whole other portal into the world of anchovies. Make a double-batch to have on-hand to snack on—it’s great on its own, scooped up with a radish, swirled into soup, or, like in this episode, smeared onto chicken.
She’s beautiful, she’s gorgeous, she’s stunning: This Anchovy Butter Chicken with Chicken Fat Croutons is, to me, “last meal” status. It’s briny, oceanic, deeply savory, and everything a roast chicken needs. And, of course, to make it all a complete meal: Schmaltzy, golden croutons, and a bracing, mustardy salad (my favorite kind of salad).
#roastchicken #anchovybutter #buttersnack
RECIPE URLs
alisoneroman.com/recipes/anchovy-butter-chicken-with-chicken-fat-croutons
alisoneroman.com/recipes/any-greens-mustard-dressing
Purchase Sweet Enough HERE:
bookshop.org/p/books/sweet-enough-a-baking-book-alison-roman/18720214?ean=9781984826398
Purchase Nothing Fancy and Dining In HERE:
alisoneroman.com/books
Purchase Sweet Enough (AUS & UK) HERE:
cook.hardiegrant.com/sweet_enough
Subscribe to A Newsletter: anewsletter.alisoneroman.com
To see Alison on tour: alisoneroman.com/tour
Website: alisoneroman.com
Instagram: instagram.com/alisoneroman
Twitter: twitter.com/alisoneroman
VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Alison loves anchovy butter
0:46 Welcome to Home Movies
1:43 An anchovy tasting
3:45 Making the anchovy butter
6:10 Prepping the chickens
9:38 Smearing butter on the chickens
11:03 Seasoning the chickens
11:54 Baste the chickens
12:17 How to tell if the chicken is done
12:45 Tearing bread for croutons
14:13 Soaking and toasting the bread
14:42 Prepping the salad
15:53 Taking the croutons out of the oven
16:10 Carving the chickens
17:50 Plating the chicken and croutons
CREDITS
Director: Doron Max Hagay @doronmaxhagay
Producer: Graham Mason @grahambomason
Photography Director: Eric Schleicher @e_schleicher
Audio: Yves Albaret @yvesarmand
Camera Operator: Alex Bliss @albertblimp
Camera Operator: Will Colacito @revpooch
Editor: Maya Tippett @maya.tippett
TO SHOP
Le Creuset Braiser: lecreuset.com/braiser/21180US.html
Rizzoli Anchovies: rizzoliemanuelli.com/en/classics
Mejuri Bold Herringbone Chain Necklace:go.shopmy.us/p-4205962
Lodge Cast Iron: lodgecastiron.com/product/round-cast-iron-classic-skillet?sku=L8SK3
