Description
Ina Garten’s herb butter brings classic French culinary techniques to home kitchens with elegance. Creamy butter blended with fresh herbs creates a luxurious spread perfect for bread, grilled meats, or vegetables. You will savor this simple yet sophisticated condiment.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ lb (227 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) minced scallions, white and green parts
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) minced fresh dill
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tsp (5 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp (5 g) kosher salt
- ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) minced garlic
- ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Herb Fusion: In a spacious mixing bowl, amalgamate softened butter with finely minced garlic, scallions, dill, parsley, lemon juice, kosher salt, and ground black pepper, ensuring all ingredients are thoroughly integrated.
- Butter Sculpting: Using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, gently blend the mixture on low speed to distribute herbs and seasonings evenly, maintaining a smooth, cohesive texture without overworking.
- Flavor Preservation: Carefully transfer the herbed butter onto parchment paper or plastic wrap, crafting a cylindrical log approximately 5 centimeters in diameter, then tightly twist the wrap’s ends to seal in the aromatic essence.
- Flavor Infusion and Chilling: Refrigerate the butter log for a minimum of 1 hour, allowing the flavors to harmonize and the butter to solidify, creating a perfect compound butter for culinary enhancement.
- Serving Preparation: Remove the butter from the refrigerator and slice into elegant rounds approximately 1 centimeter thick, permitting a brief rest at room temperature to achieve optimal spreadability and flavor release.
Notes
- Chill for Flavor Fusion: Refrigerating the butter log for at least an hour allows herbs and seasonings to blend seamlessly, creating a more intense and harmonious taste profile.
- Softening Technique: Let the butter sit at room temperature for a few minutes before serving to achieve the perfect spreadable consistency without compromising its shape.
- Herb Freshness Matters: Use freshly chopped herbs for maximum flavor intensity and vibrant color in the butter mixture.
- Versatile Serving Suggestion: This herbed butter pairs wonderfully with grilled meats, roasted vegetables, warm bread, or as a finishing touch on steamed fish.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 2300 mg
- Fat: 45 g
- Saturated Fat: 28 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg