Make herb butter with any extra herbs you’ve ever bought for a dish to make excellent use of them. Simply arrange a chunk on top of a finished steak, like you would in a classy steakhouse. Herb butter complements grilled or roasted proteins, steamed veggies, baked potatoes, and other foods just as well as steak.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Chill Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened, divided
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
- aluminum foil or parchment paper
Instructions
- Place 7 tablespoons softened, unsalted butter in a small mixing bowl.
- Melt remaining 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir cooked garlic into reserved softened butter.
- Press minced fresh herbs into the garlic-butter mixture using a rubber spatula, stirring and pressing until evenly distributed. Season with sea salt to taste. Cover and refrigerate until slightly firmed up, about 20 minutes.
- Turn mixture out onto a 9×12-inch strip of aluminum foil or parchment paper.
- Form mixture into a log, about 6 inches long and 1 inch thick. Roll herb butter up in the foil or parchment, twisting the ends and closing with a twist tie or rubber band.
- Return to the refrigerator until firmed up, about 40 minutes.
- Slice into 8 equal portions and serve on top of steak or other dishes. Wrap and refrigerate any leftovers up to 4 days.
- This recipe uses parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme because I have them growing in my garden. If your family prefers a different combination, go ahead and substitute what they like. The ratio is 1/2 cup of butter to 1/4 cup minced herbs.
Reviews
Love this recipe, I skip the salt completely. and put it in little plastic cups & freeze it for Steak topping.
This recipe is phenomenal!! The only fresh herb I didn’t have was sage….but used some dried instead. Added a slice of butter to each steak while they were resting from the grill. OMG good! Plan to try with shrimp and fresh cooked buns tomorrow! This is a keeper! Thanks Bibi!