Three Compound Butters
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 pounds compound butter
- Total: 50 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Inactive: 30 min
Ingredients
Garlic Chive Butter
6 cloves garlic
1 pound lightly salted butter, room temperature
Juice of 1 lemon
Handful of fresh chives, finely chopped
Pinch sea salt
Lime Butter
1/2 pound lightly salted butter, room temperature
2 limes, the finely grated zest of 1 lime, and the juice of 2
Freshly ground black pepper
Smoked Paprika Butter
2 to 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
Dash of hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
Directions
- To make the garlic chive butter: Mince the garlic and add to the soft butter in a bowl. Mince the fresh chives, and add. Squeeze the lemon juice over top. Add a pinch of salt. Stir to incorporate. Place half of the compound butter on a piece of wax paper, shape into a log and roll up, twisting the ends to secure shut. Place the other half on another wax paper sheet, roll up, and refrigerate. To make the lime butter: Combine the butter, lime zest and lime juice in a small bowl, Stir to combine. Place the butter on a piece of wax paper, shape into a log and roll up, twisting the ends to secure shut, and refrigerate. To make the smoked paprika butter: Combine the butter, paprika, hot sauce and salt in a small bowl. Stir to combine. Place the butter on a piece of wax paper, shape into a log and roll up, twisting the ends to secure shut, and refrigerate. ;