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Gentleman's Relish Recipe
by Charlie Hibbert
4, with relish leftover
15 minutes
Ingredients

  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 30 salted anchovy fillets, best quality
  • 1 pinch of chilli flakes
  • 10 sprigs of thyme, leaves picked and chopped
  • 150g of unsalted butter, melted, or gently melted beef dripping
  • 4 slices of bread
  • 2 burrata
  • olive oil, for drizzling
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, to garnish
Method
1
Using a pestle and mortar or food processor, pound or blitz the garlic into a paste with a pinch of salt. Add the anchovy fillets and continue to pound or blitz, then stir through the thyme and chilli flakes, followed by the butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled
  • sea salt
  • 30 salted anchovy fillets, best quality
  • 1 pinch of chilli flakes
  • 10 sprigs of thyme, leaves picked and chopped
  • 150g of unsalted butter, melted, or gently melted beef dripping
2
Pour into a container and cover, then place in the fridge to set – it will keep well for up to 2 weeks
3
To serve, toast the bread then spread a thin layer of the relish on each slice, allowing the butter to melt. Cut each slice in half and arrange on a plate. Tear open the burrata and sit them alongside, then dress with olive oil, salt and pepper. Finish with a sprinkling of parsley
  • 4 slices of bread
  • 2 burrata
  • olive oil, for drizzling
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, to garnish