Sauces Knowledge: Compound Butter
What is Compound Butter?
- Compound butter is made by whipping the butter with additional ingredients, such as herbs, spices or aromatic liquids, etc.
- To enhance flavor in various dishes such as meat, poultry, vegetable, fish, waffle, pancake, etc.
- The butter is usually wrapped in plastic wrap, aluminum foil, parchment paper, or by using a piping bag to make the flower shape, then cool it in a chiller.
- Melted compound butter can serve as a substitute for the sauce.
- Can be used as a spread for a sandwich.
- 2 kinds of taste compound butter: Savory and Sweet.
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The Famous Compound Butter
1. Maître d'Hôtel butter
- Maître d'Hôtel butter is a type of compound butter ( French origin), prepared with butter, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. It is a savory butter that is used for meat dishes such as grilled steak, pan-fried fish, or grilled chicken breast, and other foods.
2. Café de Paris Butter
- The sauce was first popularized in the 1940s by the Cafe de Paris restaurant in Geneva, then owned by Arthur-François (Freddy) Dumont, and entrecôte Café de Paris remains the restaurant's specialty.
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Two Kinds of Compound Butter: Base on the taste
1. Savory Taste:
- For grilled or roasted meat, fish, chicken, seafood, or vegetable.
- The Ingredients creation, you can use any fresh or dried herbs and spices, as well as other items: Dried mushrooms, Spanish paprika, capers, crushed pink peppercorn, anchovies, mustard, pesto, crushed peppercorns, lemon zest, chopped chipotle pepper, curry powder, jalapeno, red chili flakes, etc.
Such as:
- Maître d'Hôtel Butter
- Café de Paris Butter
- Garlic butter or Beurre à la Bourguignonne.
- Spanish Paprika Butter
- Blue Cheese Butter
- Sun-Dried Tomato Butter
- Creole Batter
- Roasted Garlic Butter
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| Spanish Paprika Butter |
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2. Sweet Taste:
- For Pancake, Waffle, Toast Bread, Cinnamon bun, French toast, etc.
- The Ingredients creation, you can use fresh mint, berries, chopped mango, lemon zest, dark chocolate, white chocolate, cinnamon powder, etc.
Such as:
- Strawberry Butter
- Chocolate Butter
- Orange Honey Butter
- Raspberry Butter
- Blueberry Butter
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| Raspberry Compound Butter |
10 Types of Compound Butter and Their Ingredients
1. Maître d'Hôtel Butter
- Butter, garlic, lemon/ lime juice, parsley, salt, and white pepper
2. Café de Paris Butter
- Butter, mustard, marjoram, dill, rosemary, tarragon, paprika, capers, chives, curry powder, parsley, shallot, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, brandy/ cognac, anchovies, salt, and white pepper.
3. Garlic butter or Beurre à la Bourguignonne.
- Butter, roasted garlic, parsley, salt, and white pepper.
4. Paprika Butter
- Butter, paprika powder, roasted garlic, thyme, salt.
5. Blue Cheese Butter
- Butter, blue cheese, chopped sage, salt.
6. Sun-Dried Tomato Butter
- Butter, sun-dried tomato, chopped basil, salt, and cracked black peppercorn.
7. Strawberry Butter
- Butter, sugar powder, and chopped diced strawberry.
8. Chocolate Batter
- Butter, melted chocolate, sugar powder.
9. Orange Honey Butter
- Butter, orange zest, orange juice concentrate, and honey.
10. Raspberry Butter
- Butter, sugar powder, chopped fresh blueberry.
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