Easy Herb Compound Butter
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This easy herb compound butter recipe contains only four ingredients you may already have on hand like fresh herbs and olive oil. It’s perfect for taking your steaks or veggies to the next level!
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What to Love About an Easy Herb Compound Butter
This four-ingredient savory condiment requires only a stick of butter, some fresh herbs, a drizzle of olive oil, a dash of salt, plus a couple of hours in the refrigerator. It’s incredibly worth the easy effort!
Compound butter is perfect for steaks, corn on the cob, or spreading on fresh, warm bread. It’s an incredibly simple way to take your steaks (or fish, or veggies, or pasta) to the next level!
You’re in for a treat because while simple to make, it delivers a punch of herb-infused flavor that elevates anything you serve it with. It’s like visiting a fine steakhouse — at home!
Ingredients
All you need is four simple ingredients you may have on hand right now. Here’s what you need:
- Unsalted butter
- Salt
- Fresh herbs (like chives, dill, parsley, thyme, basil, or rosemary)
- Olive oil
How to Make Compound Butter
There are a couple of ways to make compound butter. I like whipped compound butter, so I begin with cold, cubed butter and use a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. But you can also use a softened stick of butter and whip it together using a fork. Either way, it’s delicious.
If you’ve not tried making compound butter, you simply must! You’ll be glad you did.
Serving This Condiment
Compound butter is often served as a condiment alongside a main dish, before a dish is served, or as a finishing touch to sauces. Rolled into log shapes, it’s refrigerated until firm and then sliced into medallions for serving either chilled or at room temperature.
You can also form it into fun and fancy shapes using silicone molds.
This delicious condiment Generally, Compound Butter is rolled into log shapes, refrigerated until firm, and then sliced into medallions to serve. However, it is also common to see Compound Butter formed into fancy shapes with the use of silicone molds such as these. You can also serve it at room temperature so the flavored butter is creamy and spreadable if you prefer.
Tips on How to Mold Compound Butter
To give your butter a cylindrical shape, wrap the softened butter in plastic wrap or parchment paper, and mold into shape. Using an empty paper towel roll will help give you that shape
How to Store
Compound butter can be stored in the fridge for up to two weeks, or it can be frozen for up to three months for longer storage. When I make a big batch of compound butter or double the recipe, I like to freeze it in smaller portions.
When freezing compound butter, wrap it well in plastic wrap and then store it in a resealable freezer bag.
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Herb Compound Butter Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley finely minced
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, chives, oregano, etc.)
- Drizzle of olive oil
Instructions
Whipped Compound Butter
- Place parsley and herbs into a food processor and drizzle with olive oil. Process until the herbs infuse the oil and become like a paste. Or, finely mince the herbs by hand and in a small bowl, drizzle olive oil and mix thoroughly. Using the whisk attachment on a stand mixer, whip the butter until it becomes soft and light, about 5 minutes. Add the herbs and beat for another 2 minutes or until it is fully incorporated.
- Spoon the butter onto parchment paper or plastic wrap. Roll into a tight log and chill for 2 hours before serving.
Fork Method
- Place softened butter into a bowl, and with a fork, break it up. Then add the salt, and fresh herbs, and blend well.
- Transfer the butter onto a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap, and form into a tight log. Chill for 2 hours before slicing and serving.
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