Wanna add an extra kick to your steak? Then look no further than this compound butter. What’s compound butter? Read on my friend.
Usually when I cook steak at home I like to just salt and pepper it and throw it on a hot pan/grill and serve it with mustard or lather that baby in chimichurri – this recipe will definitely be coming at you soon so subscribe to get it direct to your inbox! Sometimes though it’s nice to mix it up a little and try something outside the box. Lately I have been getting some killer Jack’s Creek Wagyu steaks from my local butcher down at the New Farm Market – Steve from All About Meats. Swing by and say hi, his stuff is awesome and he ain’t a bad lad to have a chat with either. Anyways, I wanted to try something a bit different to compliment his steaks so I made a little compound butter – old school, I know, BUT I put a little AnotherFoodBlogger twist on it to make it seem more “cool”. Uh oh, I’ve only been a father for 21 months now and I am already trying to class myself as “cool”. Have the dad jokes already taken over too………….
Compound butter is basically a mix of butter and other ingredients. It sounds more exotic than it really is but at the end of the day all you need is softened butter and some chopped up ingredients. Whatever you wanna throw into it, be my guest. I can’t promise it will always work out but that’s the beauty of experimenting and cooking. In the photo above, I rolled the butter in clingfilm to make it look extra fancy but this isn’t totally necessary and you can just leave it looking rough and ready (below) if you prefer. Compound butter works great on any grilled meat or fish or indeed on your veg! Think parsley & garlic on steak, mustard, lemon & chive on chicken or maybe cayenne pepper & lemon on some salmon. Endless possibilities to experiment with so stock up your spice cabinet, get some good quality butter and off you go. Oh and let’s not forget grillin’ up some great meat too.
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Steak, Eggs & Anchovy Butter
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