Compound butter is
one of those seemingly unnecessary items that make life so much easier.
Once you start using this in your food preparations, you'll never want to go
back - the flavour of your food will be better, and you'll save tons of
measuring time. You can use margerine and dried herbs, but really... if you're looking for bang-for-the-buck, you'll want to use real butter and fresh herbs. If you do choose to use dried, reduce the herbs by 2/3rds (divide the total amount by 3).
2 pounds salted butter
5 Tbsp fresh chives
5 Tbsp fresh thyme
4 Tbsp fresh sage
2 tsp rosemary
Instructions:
Chop all the herbs and optional red pepper in the bowl of your
food processor until very finely minced. Add the butter and blend till smooth.
Alternately, chop the herbs and pepper extra fine and beat in the bowl of
your mixer till well blended, or knead together.
You can make this ahead.
Use anywhere you're using fat in savoury cooking.
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