Finish your next ribeye or filet mignon with this flavorful steak butter. Easy to whip up in five minutes or less, steak butter pairs well with everything from steak and chicken to baked potatoes and vegetables.
Steak butter, or compound butter, is a combination of butter with other added flavors like herbs and spices. It is used to enhance the flavors of a prepared dish, just like how you'd use a sauce or condiment.
This compound butter recipe is filled with fresh herbs like parsley and chives, minced garlic, and worcestershire sauce, which adds the perfect amount of savory, umami flavor.
You'll love adding steak butter to everything from steak to baked potatoes. I recommend using it on your next ribeye, filet mignon, or steamed veggies for extra flavor.
Ingredients and substitutions
- Unsalted butter - Make sure your butter is room temperature to easily mix in the other ingredients. Unsalted butter and salt can be substituted with salted butter.
- Fresh herbs - I highly recommend using fresh herbs for best flavor and visual appeal. I used parsley and chives, but other fresh herbs like thyme and rosemary are also great choices.
- Salt - Enhances the flavor of your compound butter. Omit if using salted butter.
- Garlic - Fresh minced garlic adds the best flavor. I do not recommend using jarred garlic, which often has a harsh flavor. Two cloves of garlic can be substituted with ½ teaspoon of garlic powder.
- Worcestershire sauce - Adds a savory, umami flavor to your butter. This can be substituted with soy sauce for a similar flavor.
Tips and tricks
Add your favorite herbs - I used parsley and chives today, but almost any fresh herbs you have on hand will work great in steak butter. Rosemary, basil, cilantro, and thyme are great options.
Refrigerate until chilled - This allow the flavors to meld and makes the butter easy to slice.
Using steak butter - Use steak butter just like you would any other condiment. Add a thin slab of butter to a hot steak after cooking. The heat from the steak slowly melts the butter. Steak butter can also be added to baked potatoes, steamed vegetables, and warm dinner rolls.
Storage
Compound butter will keep for 1-2 weeks in a sealed container in the refrigerator, or for up to 6 months in the freezer.
Frequently asked questions
Steak butter can be used the same way you use butter on other dishes. Add it to steamed or roasted vegetables, warm dinner rolls, baked potatoes, grilled chicken or fish, or stir into steamed rice. You could even rub steak butter under chicken or turkey skin before roasting for added flavor.
I only keep unsalted butter in my kitchen because it's easy to add salt when needed and omit it when I don't want extra salt. Starting with unsalted butter allows me to control the amount of salt in the recipe. Salted butters all vary slightly in their salt content - this way I know exactly how my food will taste. Feel free to use salted butter and omit the listed salt if that's what you prefer.
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📖 Recipe
Steak Butter
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- ½ teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt, optional
Instructions
- In a bowl, add butter, minced garlic, fresh herbs, worcestershire sauce, and salt. Mash together until ingredients are evenly incorporated.
- Spoon butter onto a sheet of wax paper, parchment, or plastic wrap, form into a log, and wrap tightly. Refrigerate until chilled. Slice and serve as needed, storing leftovers in the refrigerator.
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Notes
- Compound butter will keep for 1-2 weeks in a sealed container in the refrigerator, or for up to 6 months in the freezer.
- Unsalted butter and salt can be substituted with salted butter. Salt can be omitted entirely if desired.
- Any fresh herbs can be used in this recipe. Parsley and thyme pair well with just about any savory dish. Rosemary - pairs well with pork. Basil - pairs well with fish and chicken. Chives - pairs well with potatoes, chicken, and beef.
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