Compound Butters

These recipes were loosely adapted from sisterspicekitchen.com.

ORANGE HONEY BUTTER

2 sticks unsalted butter (if you use salted butter, omit salt)
zest of a medium orange
1 tablespoon juice from the orange
3 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
 
Ways to enjoy:
Spread over:
• Biscuits
• Pancakes
• French toast
• Cornbread
Melt over:
• Fish filets, including halibut, sea bass, salmon
• Grilled, roasted or pan-seared pork chops
• Grilled chicken breasts
• Roasted chicken
• Steamed asparagus

CHIVE BUTTER

2 sticks unsalted butter (if you use salted butter, omit salt)
1 package fresh chives minced, about 3 tablespoons
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
 
Ways to enjoy:
Spread over:
• Hot corn on the cob
• Biscuits
• Dinner rolls
 
Melt over:
• Whipped or smashed potatoes
• Baked potatoes
• Steaks
Use it to cook:
• Eggs – omelets, scrambled eggs
• Fish or seafood when cooking en papillote or in foil packets. Add a dollop to the top of the other ingredients.
• Sautéed cauliflower rice
• Sautéed vegetables 
• Pan sauces and gravies. Use in place of unflavored butter.
 
Add to recipes or cooked dishes:
• Stuffed in the center of a burger
• Stuffed in the center of a chicken breast 
• Added to steamed rice
• Added to steamed vegetables
• To finish roasted or grilled vegetables
 
GARLIC HERB BUTTER

2 sticks unsalted butter (if you use salted butter, omit salt)

1 ¼ cup loosely packed parsley leaves or 3 tablespoons minced
3 large garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
 
Ways to enjoy:
Spread over:
• Garlic bread before baking, grilling
• Softened and rubbed on beef roasts like prime rib, tenderloin, sirloin before roasting
• Roasted chicken, under the skin
• The inside of a hamburger bun prior to toasting
•  Dinner rolls
• Toasted bagels
Melt over:
• Whipped or smashed potatoes
• Baked potatoes
• Steaks
• Grilled chicken breasts
• Hot pasta – toss to combine
• Flatbread for pizza… brush melted butter over bread before adding cheese and toppings
 
Use it to cook:
• Sautéed shrimp with a squeeze of lemon
• Dollop on fish or seafood when cooking en papillote or in foil packets
• Use to sauté cauliflower rice
• Sautéed vegetables
• Use in place of unflavored butter in pan sauces
• Croutons – Melt and toss with bread cube
Add to recipes or cooked dishes:
• Put a pat in the center of a burger
• Added to steamed rice
• Roasted or grilled vegetables
• Use in place of unflavored butter in pan sauces

CHIPOTLE LIME BUTTER

2 sticks unsalted butter (if you use salted butter, omit salt)

2 chipotle peppers in adobo
1 teaspoon adobo sauce
zest of a lime
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1 large garlic clove
1 teaspoon honey
½ teaspoon sea salt
 
Ways to enjoy:
Spread over:
• Warm tortillas
• Cornbread
• Hot corn on the cob 
Melt over:
• Fish, shrimp, pork, beef, chicken
 
Use it to cook:
• Chicken, shrimp, beef, or pork fajitas – stir in just before serving
• Sautéed cauliflower rice 
• Spread over hot corn on the cob or add to loose kernels
 
Add to recipes or cooked dishes:
• Rice
• Sweet potato puree