12 Favorite Recipes for Compound Butters
This classic French preparation is simply softened butter mixed with herbs, alliums, and other flavorings that you can slather over almost anything, from meat to vegetables to fish and chicken, giving them a burst of bright, complex richness. To elevate scrambled eggs, try cooking them in a compound butter. Sweet versions can dress up pancakes, popovers, and biscuits. Here are just a few of our favorite combos.
This spicy compound butter is the perfect accompaniment to rich, tender steak.
The sharp flavors in this compound butter provide a flavorful contrast to a succ…
Pack your butter with savory umami by adding nori powder.
Use this compound butter to infuse our Grilled Corn recipe with summer flavors.
Use this compound butter to infuse our Grilled Corn recipe with summer flavors.
Compound butters are classic companions to steak.
This easy appetizer is a riff on the venerable French nibble of radishes smeared…
Serve alongside our Easy Pancakes.
Serve alongside our Easy Pancakes.
Serve alongside our Easy Pancakes.
A good compound butter recipe offers a simple way to dress up grilled meats.
This makes a great flavored butter for our Crisp-Skin High-Roast Butterflied Chi…