All purpose herbed butter is a versatile condiment that can be used to enhance the flavor of a wide variety of dishes. It is easy to make and can be customized to suit your own taste preferences. Whether you are looking for a simple way to add flavor to your everyday meals or you are planning a special occasion dinner, all purpose herbed butter is a great option.
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HOMEMADE HERB-INFUSED BUTTER
Make your butter fit any occasion with this great recipe. It's simple and easier then you'd imagine. Use the herb of your choice and use it on anything you'd like. You can heat it up in a pan before cooking, or depending on the herb, use it in baking. Enjoy!
Provided by christouxphr
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 6h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 3
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106.9 calories, Carbohydrate 1.1 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 84.6 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
FRESH HERB BUTTER
Steps:
- Slice off portions to use on steak, seafood, vegetables, or bread and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 23 kcal, Carbohydrate 0 g, Cholesterol 7 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 0 mg, Sugar 0 g, Fat 3 g, ServingSize 1/2 cup (36 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
HERB BUTTER: 8 RECIPES
Herb butter or compound butter is easy and fun to make. It enahnces any food you'd normally add butter to.
Provided by Toni Dash
Categories Condiment
Time 2h15m
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Allow the butter to soften.
- Mix the parsley and chives together and then stir them into the softened butter.
- Slowly add the lemon juice, stirring constantly.
- Mix in sea salt and pepper to suit your taste.
- Allow the butter to soften.
- Remove the basil leaves from the stem.
- Pile them one on top of the other and roll into a tube. Envision a cigar.
- Slice in 1/8- 1/4 inch slices all along the roll.
- Allow the pieces to fall apart.
- Stir the basil pieces into the butter.
- Allow the butter to soften.
- Mince the garlic and add it to the butter.
- Combine the herbs to suit your taste.
- Place in the fridge for 2 hours before using, so the flavors can blend.
- Allow the butter to soften.
- Cut the sage into 1/4 inch square pieces.
- Mix the two together.
- Allow the butter to soften.
- Finely chop the parsley, tarragon, and chervil.
- Snip the rosemary leaves.
- Add all of the herbs to the butter and mix well
- This butter will enhance the flavor of vegetables, fish, or French bread.
- Allow the butter to soften.
- Crumble the dried mint into the lemon juice. Stir well.
- Slowly pour the juice into the butter stirring constantly.
- Allow the butter to soften.
- Crumble the dried herbs into the lemon juice and stir well.
- Slowly pour the juice into the butter stirring constantly.
- Allow the butter to soften.
- Stir in the horseradish cream and the chopped chives.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Refrigerate butter for several hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 101 kcal, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 101 mg, ServingSize 1 serving
GARLIC-HERB BUTTER DROP BISCUITS
Excellent drop biscuits made with lots of real butter, garlic, and herbs!
Provided by slyorkie
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Biscuits
Time 30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
- Sift flour, baking powder, white sugar, cream of tartar, 1/3 teaspoon garlic powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Mash unsalted butter cubes into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter or large fork until coarsely blended. Mix Cheddar cheese and Italian seasoning into the flour mixture.
- Pour milk over the flour mixture while stirring until you get a tough and sticky dough. Drop dough by the tablespoon onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
- Stir melted salted butter, parsley flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder together in a bowl; brush over biscuits immediately upon removing from the oven.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 215.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.2 g, Cholesterol 37.3 mg, Fat 13.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.5 g, Sodium 214.3 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
HERBED BUTTER
Use this compound butter when making our Corn on the Cob with Herbed Butter.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes
Yield Makes 1/2 pound
Number Of Ingredients 4
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
Steps:
- Combine the butter, garlic, scallions, dill, parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until mixed, but do not whip.
FLAKY BISCUITS WITH HERB BUTTER
Nothing says "spring" like fresh herbs, and these flaky, flavorful biscuits are the ideal way to showcase tarragon and chives. They can be on the table in 30 minutes, which makes them an ideal choice for last-minute entertaining. -Theresa Stanek, Evans City, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 30m
Yield 1 dozen (1/2 cup butter).
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times., Pat or roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet., Bake at 425° for 8-12 minutes or until golden brown., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat the butter ingredients until blended; serve with warm biscuits.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 229 calories, Fat 16g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 359mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
HEAVENLY ALL-PURPOSE HERB BLEND
I use this all-purpose balanced seasoning blend EVERY day! It's great on chicken, pork, beef, soups, stews, pasta salads, and just about any vegetable you can think of, especially fresh tomatoes and potatoes. I always double or triple the recipe, and keep it in a shaker by my stove. It can be made with or without the salt-substitute or salt, and still impart a delicious flavor.
Provided by BeachGirl
Categories Low Protein
Time 5m
Yield 18 teaspoons, 18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place all ingredients in a jar and shake to mix.
- For easy dispensing, pour into a spice shaker container with an air-tight top.
- For optimum freshness, use within 6 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 4.7, Sodium 1.6, Carbohydrate 1.1, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.1, Protein 0.2
HERB BUTTER
This savory butter makes a thoughtful and versatile gift at holiday time. It's great spread on French bread or chicken before baking, or tossed with hot cooked vegetables or pasta.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 5m
Yield 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Beat until well blended. Cover and store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 102 calories, Fat 11g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 116mg sodium, Carbohydrate 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
ALL-PURPOSE HERBED BUTTER
Great all-purpose herbed butter to keep on hand for all kinds of uses; serve with corn on the cob recipe #147254 or recipe #119749; top sizzling hot steaks, chicken, or fish; butter hot cooked veggies; buns and breads toasted or not; cooking rice; roasting potatoes; hot cooked pasta. Adjust seasonings to taste.
Provided by foodtvfan
Categories Canadian
Time 1h10m
Yield 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 7
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1630, Fat 184.2, SaturatedFat 116.6, Cholesterol 488.1, Sodium 1309.7, Carbohydrate 0.5, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.2, Protein 2.1
Tips:
- Use fresh herbs: Fresh herbs will give your butter a more vibrant flavor than dried herbs. If you don't have fresh herbs on hand, you can use 1/2 teaspoon of dried herbs for every 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs called for in the recipe.
- Soften the butter before mixing: This will make it easier to mix the butter with the herbs and other ingredients.
- Use a variety of herbs: Don't be afraid to experiment with different combinations of herbs. Some popular herb combinations include:
- Chives, parsley, and tarragon
- Basil, oregano, and thyme
- Rosemary, sage, and garlic
- Add other ingredients to taste: In addition to herbs, you can also add other ingredients to your butter, such as:
- Lemon zest
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Salt and pepper
Conclusion:
Herb butter is a versatile condiment that can be used in a variety of dishes. It can be spread on bread, crackers, or vegetables, or it can be used to flavor meats, poultry, and fish. Herb butter also makes a great addition to pasta dishes, soups, and stews. With so many different ways to use it, herb butter is a must-have for any home cook.
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