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["First, make anchovy oil usingand let it cool.", "This is really easy to make and very useful.", "Prepare the dried tomatoes to be marinated.", "Wipe the dried tomatoes to remove any dirt, and soak them in the A ingredients.", "How long you soak them depends of the size of the dried tomatoes, but leave them for 15-30 minutes.", "When they feel soft, they're ready", "Strain the softened dried tomatoes, reserving the red soaking liquid which is full of flavor.", "You can freeze the red soaking liquid to use for tomato sauce, pasta sauce, risotto, paella, etc.", "Lay the softened dried tomatoes in a single layer in a strainer and let them air dry.", "It's faster to dry them with paper towels, but you lose some of the flavor that way, so I recommend air drying them.", "They should be dry enough so that the insides are soft, but the outsides are dry to the touch.", "It will take about 1-2 hours for them to air dry.", "If you're in a hurry, you can dry them with a hairdryer set on cool.", "Cut the dry tomatoes in pieces.", "If using cherry tomatoes, leave them as is.", "I cut mine in thirds or halves so I can use them in a variety of ways.", "Put the dried tomatoes from Step 10 in a bowl with the B ingredients and mix well.", "Peel the garlic cloves and cut them in thirds.", "*If they're small, leave them as is.", "Since I want to use this as an oil as well, I leave the garlic in bigger pieces, but you can mince it if you like.", "Put the Step 12 mixture in a sterilized container together with the garlic.", "Cover with the anchovy oil from Step 1.", "Tightly seal the container, and it's done.", "It is ready to use in about 3 days, and after 5-6 days, it has an even deeper flavor.", "Keep it in stock to use in an endless number of ways, such as an item for an antipasto plate, or for pasta, pizza, bread, etc.", "Here they're skewered with Babagarei-chan's ""Burdock Root Confit""These two stocked items make an easy tapas dish.", "Here they are in Kumarie-chan's ""Tomato Omelet Made in the Oven""They're perfect for this kind of dish.", "This is the anchovy & dried tomato spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino I always make.", "They're good in any kind of pasta.", "I uploadedfor ""Anchovy Spaghetti Aglio Olio e Peperoncino.""