Garlic Compound Butter With Herbs

This Garlic Compound Butter with herbs is so easy to make; it is loaded with the wonderful flavor of garlic and delicate herbs. This butter recipe will not only make your mouth water, but it will also have you licking your plate!

You don’t have to go out to an expensive steak house to enjoy a great steak. Try this great compound butter on an amazing Grilled Porterhouse Steak and get the steakhouse experience right at home!

What is the difference between butter and compound butter?

Compound butter is regular butter that has first been softened so it is pliable. Then with the addition of herbs and spices, it becomes compound butter. Basically, it is made up of butter as the one ingredient. The herbs and spices are the other ingredients creating a new compound.

What do you need to make Garlic compound butter with Herbs?

Well, obviously, you need butter, but really just a handful of other ingredients to create your own compound butter.

I find that using good-quality butter is important. It seems to me that the economy or lower-priced butter recipe has changed. The cheaper butter doesn’t melt as well as it used to. It also stays hard even at room temperature, which I find unusual. According to the package, the ingredients are the same, but I do think the product you get just isn’t the quality it used to be.

How do you make compound butter?

Make sure that your butter is softened, otherwise, you are not going to be able to mix everything together as well as you need to.

Combine the softened butter, finely minced garlic, fresh thyme, finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, fresh ground black pepper, and salt in a small bowl. Using a fork, mix the ingredients together until they are well combined.

You can use either salted butter or unsalted butter in this compound butter recipe. If you are salt conscience and are using salted butter, you may want to reduce the amount of salt you add. Make sure you taste it while you are making it. You will be much happier with the end result if you do.

You can even change up the fresh herbs you use. If you like, you can substitute rosemary or chives into your compound butter. If you are a tarragon or basil lover, then, by all means, add them to the mixture.

Lay a piece of plastic wrap about 12 – 14 inches in length out on the counter. Place the herb compound butter mixture in the middle of the plastic wrap and roll the butter into a log shape. Twist the ends of the plastic wrap to make sure the butter is sealed well.

Place the compound butter package in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving. Overnight would be better as it will allow the butter to firm up and the flavors of the garlic and herbs to become more pronounced.

Using Compound butter

This flavourful compound butter is also great on veggies like this Grilled Corn On The Cob or even your toast in the morning! It is just as well suited for an elegant dinner as it is for a hearty weekend cookout.

Homemade compound butter is so versatile that you may want to have some on hand all the time! You can use this butter on everything from beef tenderloin to making garlic bread.

The amazing compound butter will add flavor to anything you put it on! Pretty much anywhere you use regular butter, you can use compound butter.

Traditionally compound butter is used on a wonderfully grilled steak like this one. But it can be used in so many more ways! Why not substitute compound butter instead of regular butter in your mashed potatoes, for example?

We love butter on our homemade popcorn. Why not melt a little compound butter and pour it over your popcorn to kick it up a notch or two? You can use it in place of regular butter when you are making grilled cheese sandwiches. If you are adventurous, why not try this Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese recipe?

How long does garlic compound butter last?

Your compound butter will last about 2 weeks in the refrigerator. Keep it tightly wrapped in plastic wrap; that will help to keep the herbs fresh.

You can see the amazing flavors of herbs and garlic in this easy-to-make compound butter recipe. Don’t you just want to put a slice on your grilled steak dinner tonight?!?!

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