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Steak Butter with Blue Cheese + Video
This steak butter is a creamy spread of herbs, spices and blue cheese. Make this compound butter recipe to add flavor to meat or vegetables!
Prep Time
12 mins
Total Time
12 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 158 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 oz Blue cheese crumbles
- 2 tbsp parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp rosemary chopped
- 2 tbsp thyme chopped
- 1 tbsp sage chopped
- 1 tbsp oregano chopped
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Add room temperature butter to mixing bowl.
- Using the side of a knife, smash the cloves of garlic to remove the skins, then finely chop them.
- Finely chop fresh herbs and with blue cheese, garlic, red pepper flakes and salt to bowl of butter. Use a silicone spatula or wood spoon to mix and combine ingredients..
- At this point, the butter can be used as-is over cooked vegetables or as a spread for warm bread or rolls. To use as a compound butter, continue with the following steps.
- Transfer the steak butter mixture onto sheet of wax paper, approximately 1 inch in from a long edge.
- Using your hands, form butter into a cylindrical shape, then wrap it up, using the wax paper to hold the mixture together. Twist the paper on both ends of butter and refrigerate until firm.
- Remove from refrigerator, unroll and slice into pieces to top steak.
- Roll up and refrigerate or freeze any remaining compound butter.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
158kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
301mg
(13%)
Potassium
65mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
675IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
108mg
(11%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 158
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 158kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 301mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 65mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 675IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 108mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.