Garlic-Herb Compound Butter
I am serving steaks for dinner tonight and I wanted to make them a little extra special by topping them with some garlic-herb compound butter. Compound butter is not only super simple to make, but you can also use whatever herbs you have on hand, and it makes everything you top it with a little more flavorful. This garlic-herb compound butter is wonderful topped on cooked veggies, potatoes, pasta, meat, and seafood and it’s also really tasty slathered on freshly baked bread.
How to Make Garlic-Herb Compound Butter
Place the softened stick of butter in a bowl. Add the finely chopped parsley, and garlic, shallot. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste. Mix until well combined. Spoon on top of some plastic wrap and form into a log while rolling and wrapping with the plastic wrap. Pinch and fold or knot the ends.
Store sealed in the refrigerator for at least an hour, until needed. Slice into coins and place on top of cooked meats, veggies, potatoes, or bread. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 stick of butter, softened to room temperature (8 tablespoons)
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely minced
- 2 tsp shallot, finely minced
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place the softened stick of butter in a bowl.
- Add the finely chopped parsley, and garlic, shallot.
- Season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste.
- Mix until well combined.
- Spoon on top of some plastic wrap and form into a log while rolling and wrapping with the plastic wrap.
- Pinch and fold or knot the ends.
- Store sealed in the refrigerator for at least an hour, until needed.
- Slice into coins and place on top of cooked meats, veggies, potatoes, or bread. Enjoy!
Flavored butters can add so much to a meal. I bet this will taste great on steak.
Using compound butter sounds great for many things such as you did here and I always tell myself I need to make some since it is so easy but I have yet to do it – just plain lazy I guess.
Love this! I should definitely do this more often!
Mmm I would love that slathered on a thick slice of bread!