Name: Compound Butter (Herb Butter)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 stick salted butter (softened); 1 tablespoon fresh chopped herbs (of your choice); 1/4 teaspoon garlic shallot puree (or crushed garlic)

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This compound butter recipe, also know as herb butter or beurre compose, is a great topping for all types of food. I love it on steak, chicken, fish and pastas. Fresh herbs are the star ingredient, and essential to the flavor of this recipe.

Compound Butter Recipe 2 — Roll the butter in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready for use. You can also freeze this for up to 6 months.

To make compound butter you’ll need salted butter, fresh chopped herbs, and garlic shallot puree. Kalamata olives are really good, either in place of, or in addition to the fresh herbs.

Mix together well and form into a cylinder on plastic wrap. Wrap up and refrigerate until ready for use.

Watch my video to see how it’s made!

Compound Butter (Herb Butter)

Recipe by Jason Hill – CookingSessions.com

This Compound Butter recipe, also know as beurre compose, is a great topping for all types of food, including steak, chicken, fish and pastas.

Fresh herbs are essential to the flavor of this dish. Kalamata olives are also a really good addition, either in place of, or in addition to the fresh herbs.