51 compound butter recipes

Beer pairing suggestion: American India pale ale or amber ale. The Stone World Bistro & Gardens, in Escondido, California, serves wood-grilled trout with black mission fig butter to make it taste even milder and sweeter. Mission figs are available in the dried fruit section of most large supermarkets. Untreated wood planks for grilling are available in grilling and barbecue sections of hardware store s as well as some supermarkets.

Louisiana compound butter with hot sauce, garlic, and fresh cilantro. Four ingredients, ten minutes. Melts over grilled fish, steaks, corn, or shrimp for instant Cajun flavor.

Classic French compound butter with shallots, garlic paste, and fresh parsley. The essential beurre d'escargots for snails a la Bourguignonne, ready in 15 minutes.

BBQ corn cobs wrapped in bacon, cooked inside their own husks, served with garlic-chive compound butter. A smoky, juicy summer cookout classic with built-in seasoning.

Noodles with mustard butter tosses hot egg noodles in a quick compound butter of Dijon, lemon juice, cayenne, and parsley. A 30-minute French-leaning pasta side or light supper.

Compound curry butter with garam masala, curry powder, fresh ginger, shallot, garlic, and green chile, whirled smooth in a food processor. Endlessly useful pantry stash.

Garden squash and nasturtium butter pasta with tagliatelle, squash blossoms, and a compound butter made from fresh nasturtium flowers, shallots, thyme, and savory. A seasonal garden-to-table dish.

Two-ingredient horseradish butter made from unsalted butter and freshly grated horseradish root. A sharp, peppery compound butter spread for roast beef sandwiches, steaks, and hearty bread.

Chutney sandwich butter blends unsalted butter with chopped chutney into a smooth, spreadable compound butter. A 2-ingredient condiment for sandwiches, toast, and crackers.

Maple butter spread made with just softened butter and maple flavoring. A two-ingredient compound butter for toast, pancakes, waffles, and warm biscuits.

Three-ingredient Vidalia onion butter with garlic powder. A savory compound butter spread for bread, corn, steak, or baked potatoes that keeps for days.

Shrimp butter spread made with finely chopped shrimp blended into unsalted butter. A rich, savory compound butter for sandwiches, toast, and seafood dishes.

Simple herbed butter spread made with softened butter and mixed herbs. A two-ingredient compound butter for sandwiches, bread, meats, and vegetables.

Grilled chicken with hazelnut butter tops butter-brushed grilled chicken breasts with slices of compound hazelnut butter that melt into a nutty pan sauce. Restaurant-style 30 minute dinner.

Chive-cheese compound butter made with Roquefort and chopped chives, rolled into a log for easy slicing. A rich, savory butter for steaks, bread, or baked potatoes.

Grilled corn with spicy butters tucks compound butter right into the husks before grilling. The butter melts into every kernel as the corn roasts, saturating it with flavor no drizzle could match.