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Anchovy Canapés

4 servings

Ingredients

• milk rolls or long white bread (as needed)
• butter (a little)
• milk (for soaking, optional) (a little)
• egg (for coating, optional) (a little)
• anchovies (as needed)
• 4 pcs hard-boiled egg yolks
• chopped herbs (tarragon, parsley) (a little)
• 0.12 L bouillon
• 2 tbsp fine oil
• 1.5 tbsp sharp wine vinegar
• capers (a little)
• mustard (a little)
• pepper (a little)

Instructions

1. Slice milk rolls or a long white bread.
2. Either toast them dry, fry them golden in butter, or dip them in milk and egg and then quickly fry them golden in butter.
3. Spread the canapés with the sauce and top with prepared anchovies.
4. For the sauce, finely mash the yolks of 4 hard-boiled eggs, mix in chopped herbs like tarragon and parsley, and gradually stir in 1/8 liter of bouillon, 2 tablespoons of fine oil, 1-2 tablespoons of sharp wine vinegar, capers, mustard, and a little pepper.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.