Butter Sauce - Bringing all of the Flavors into the Bouquet
Enhance the flavor of your garlic
Butter
with the herbs and spices that light up your taste buds. Use your imagination and strike pleasure into the mouths of your guests.
1. Garlic Butter sauce
INGREDIENTS
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (Try our Spicy Italian Garlic Cloves)
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground paprika
DIRECTIONS
1. In a small bowl, combine softened butter, minced garlic and parmesan cheese.
Season with garlic salt, Italian seasoning, pepper and paprika. Mix until smooth.
Use this garlic butter for garlic bread, seafood, fish, or vegetables.
2. Garlic Butter sauce
INGREDIENTS:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced (GarlicLady has seven flavors to choose from)
PREPARATION:
Beat 1/2 cup butter; blend in garlic. Spread on bread for garlic bread or use on seafood, fish, or vegetables.
3. Garlic Butter for Dipping
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (about 1/2 lemon)
• 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 large garlic clove, crushed
• salt
In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add remaining ingredients; heat for 1 minute. Serve with shrimp or other seafood.
4. GARLIC BUTTER
Ingredients
1/2 cup minced garlic cloves
2 TB minced shallots
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/2 pound butter
1/2 pound margarine
3/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp ground Mace
1/4 tsp Tobasco sauce
(I use 1/2 butter and 1/2 margarine because it can be heated to a higher temperature before it starts to smoke)
Mix on low speed - you don't want to make whipped butter - just mix it thoroughly.
5. Chili Garlic butter
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
Directions:
Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in small, heavy skillet. Add garlic and chili flakes. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until garlic is tender but not brown, 4-5 minutes. Cool slightly.
Stir together garlic mixture and remaining butter in small bowl. Spoon into small ramekin or butter crock, if desired. Serve with warm Italian bread.
This recipe from CDKitchen for Chili-Garlic Butter serves/makes .5 cup
6. Garlic Butter.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions:
Combine all ingredients and cook over low heat until butter melts. Use on seafood, fish, corn on the cob, etc.
This recipe from CDKitchen for Garlic Butter serves/makes .5 cup
7. Garlic Black Pepper Butter
Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon fresh black pepper, cracked
4 ounces salted butter
Directions:
In a small sauté pan over medium heat, sauté the garlic and oil for 3-4, or until the garlic is soft and golden brown. Add the fresh cracked black pepper. Reduce heat to low. Add the butter and cook until melted, being careful to now allow the butter to boil. Remove from heat and skim off the salt and butterfat.
Can be used as a butter dip for seafoods, or chill and use as a spread on breads, bagels, etc.
This recipe from CDKitchen for Garlic Black Pepper Butter serves/makes 4 oz
Other Flavored Butters
Stir desired recipe ingredients into 1/2 cup butter, softened; cover and chill at least 8 hours. Each combination makes one serving, so multiply accordingly.
Chili Butter
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
Serve on warm tortillas, or stir into refried beans or rice.
Cinnamon Butter
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon brown sugar.
Serve on hot rolls.
Herb Butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Serve on assorted steamed vegetables, fish or chicken.
Jalapeño Butter
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 or 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
Serve on baked potatoes, rice, or chicken.
Seafood Butter
2 teaspoons grated onion
1 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
Serve on seafood or baked potatoes.
Blackberry Butter
2 tablespoons blackberry jam
Serve on waffles, pancakes, or ham
Blue Cheese Butter
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
Serve with crackers as an hors d'oeuvre, or on baked potatoes or steaks.
Bourbon Butter
2 tablespoons bourbon
Serve on pork chops or ham, toasted pound cake, waffles or sweet potato biscuits.
Chipotle Pepper Butter
1 tablespoon minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
Serve on rice, baked potatoes, chicken, or pork chops.
Citrus Butter
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
Serve on seafood, chicken or pasta.
Cranberry Butter
2 tablespoons cranberry sauce
Serve on sweet potatoes, waffles or ham.
Honey Butter
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
Serve on sweet potatoes, waffles, winter squash or ham.
Lemon-Anchovy Butter
2 teaspoons anchovy paste
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Serve on seafood.
Lemon Pepper Butter
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Serve on steak, fish, chicken or shrimp.
Mediterranean Butter
3 tablespoons minced pitted Kalamata olives
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons basil olive oil
Serve on sliced French bread for an easy appetizer or on pasta, fish or chicken.
Pecan Butter
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
Serve on pancakes, sweet potatoes, winter squash or gingerbread.
Pesto Butter
2 tablespoons pesto
Serve on chicken breasts, baked potatoes, steamed vegetables or pasta.
Sesame Butter
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon grated lime rind
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
Serve on shrimp, sweet potatoes, or grilled chicken.
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