Compound Butters
Basil, lime, herbs, and spices turn butter into a concentrated finishing ingredient. These compound butters offer ways to add flavor to a dish through a small portion of seasoned butter.
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Thai Basil and Lime Butter
Ingredients 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), at room temperature 1/2 lime, zested 1 tablespoon Thai basil, minced 1/2 teaspoon 5-spice pinch of red bell pepper flakes pinch of…
Spicy Buffalo Butter
Ingredoents 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), at room temperature 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled 1 tablespoon Frank’s Red Hot Sauce or other vinegar based hot sauce 1 tablespoon…
Cilantro Lime Compound Butter
Ingredients 1 stick of butter, softened to room temperature but not melted 1 clove minced garlic salt and pepper, to taste (if desired) 1 1/2 – 2 tablespoons…
Honey Mustard Beer Butter
Ingredients 4 ounces (1 stick, 8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 tablespoon honey 1 heaping teaspoon honey or Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon beer 1/2 teaspoon salt Procedure…
Strawberry Vanilla Compound Butter
Ingredients 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter 1/2 cup of fresh strawberries, chopped 2-3 Tablespoons Maple syrup Salt to taste Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean pod Procedure…
Avocado Compound Butter
Avocados are and always have been my favorite fruit. And while I could eat guacamole forever, my favorite application is actually avocado butter. It’s a compound butter that…
Chipotle and Roasted Garlic Compound Butter
Butter. Roasted garlic. Smoky chipotle chiles. Three of our favorite ingredients pair nicely together in an easy-to-make compound butter that gives any dish a hint of spice. Put…
Honey Lime Butter
4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter, softened ¼ cup honey 1 lime, zest finely grated Whisk the butter, the honey, and lime zest in a bowl until smooth, or…
Pecan-Honey Butter
½ cup butter, softened ½ cup finely chopped toasted pecans 2 tablespoons honey Stir together butter, pecans, and honey. Store in refrigerator up to 1 week, or freeze…
