All Purpose Herbed Butter Recipes

FRESH HERBED BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
• Top grilled steak or fish with butter.

HERBED BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine butter and herbs in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the paddle attachment. Season with salt and pepper, and process until well combined.
• Using a rubber spatula, turn butter out onto the center of a 12-inch square piece of parchment. Shape butter into an approximate 4-by-8-inch rectangle. Fold up parchment, and cover with plastic wrap. Transfer to refrigerator until ready to use.

HERB BUTTER FOR STEAK

Steps:

• Place 7 tablespoons softened, unsalted butter in a small mixing bowl.
• Melt remaining 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir cooked garlic into reserved softened butter.
• Press minced fresh herbs into the garlic-butter mixture using a rubber spatula, stirring and pressing until evenly distributed. Season with sea salt to taste. Cover and refrigerate until slightly firmed up, about 20 minutes.
• Turn mixture out onto a 9x12-inch strip of aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Form mixture into a log, about 6 inches long and 1 inch thick. Roll herb butter up in the foil or parchment, twisting the ends and closing with a twist tie or rubber band.
• Return to the refrigerator until firmed up, about 40 minutes.
• Slice into 8 equal portions and serve on top of steak or other dishes. Wrap and refrigerate any leftovers up to 4 days.

HOMEMADE HERB-INFUSED BUTTER

Steps:

• Grind up the dried oregano until very fine; measure out 3 tablespoons.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Lower heat to medium-low and stir in oregano. Carefully pour in water. Simmer gently, stirring every 20 minutes, until flavors combine, about 2 hours in total. Remove saucepan from heat.
• Wrap a piece of cheesecloth around a glass, ceramic, or metal bowl and secure with a rubber band. Pour butter mixture through cheesecloth into bowl. Remove rubber band and carefully squeeze excess butter out of the cheesecloth, making sure oregano is strained out.
• Cover bowl with aluminum foil and chill in the refrigerator until butter solidifies above water, about 4 hours. Break the butter in half with a knife and transfer to a plate. Cover. Discard water.

ALL-PURPOSE HERBED BUTTER

Steps:

• Whip room temperature butter with a fork in a bowl.
• Blend in parsley, chives or green onion, garlic if using, thyme, lemon juice, and white pepper to taste.
• On wax paper, shape mixture into a log. Wrap again in plastic wrap and chill until serving time. Or just use plastic wrap but wrap the log twice.
• Chill in refrigerator until serving time.
• Or bag, label with date, and freeze. To use, simply slice off as much as you need, then rewrap and store remainder in freezer until needed next time.