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Maître D’ Butter Recipe
This classic easy-to-make Maître D’ Butter Recipe is the perfect finishing touch on all your steak, chicken, fish, pork, and vegetable recipes.
Prep Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 1630 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
French , American , British
Ingredients
- 4 sticks softened unsalted butter
- ¼ cup finely minced fresh parsley
- Juice of 2 lemons about ¼ cup
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add the softened butter to a stand mixer and whip with the paddle attachment on high speed for 5-7 minutes until it becomes light and fluffy.
- Next, stop the mixer and add chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Turn the mixer onto low speed and mix until everything is incorporated.
- Transfer the butter to 16” x 12” pieces of parchment paper and slightly form it longways, leaving about 3” of parchment paper on either end of the butter.
- Roll the butter up to form a round log.
- Twist the ends of the parchment paper to tighten it up.
- Freeze the butter for 1 hour or until cold and hard.
- Slice it and serve it on to your favorite cooked protein.
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Notes
- Make-Ahead: You can make this up to 5 days ahead of time. Keep it in the refrigerator or freezer until you are ready to use it.
- How to Store: Cover and keep the maître d butter in the refrigerator for 7 days. Cover and freeze for up to 6 months.
- You can use this maître d butter directly from the freezer in whatever you want to use it in.
- Feel free to enhance this with finely grated garlic or shallots.
- You can use other fresh herbs such as parsley, oregano, basil, thyme, chervil, or rosemary.
Nutrition Information
Calories
1630kcal
(82%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
184g
(283%)
Saturated Fat
117g
(585%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
48g
Trans Fat
7g
Cholesterol
488mg
(163%)
Sodium
2355mg
(98%)
Potassium
103mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
0.2g
(0%)
Vitamin A
6302IU
(126%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
68mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1630
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1630kcal | 82% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 184g | 283% |
| Saturated Fat | 117g | 585% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 48g | 240% |
| Trans Fat | 7g | 350% |
| Cholesterol | 488mg | 163% |
| Sodium | 2355mg | 98% |
| Potassium | 103mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 0.2g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 6302IU | 126% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 68mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.