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Shallot Herb Butter

Shallot Herb Butter | Magnolia Days

Excuse me, pass the butter my way please! Yes, I’m a southern gal and I love butter. Or as some say, buttah. It is so stereotypical, probably because of Paula Deen. However it does not matter how the connection between butter and the south was made. What matters is how good it is, either plain or flavored. Shallot Herb Butter is the latest one I made to use the fresh herbs in my garden.

I also made it because a cookbook arrived. The nice folks at The Harvard Common Press sent a copy of Flavored Butters by Lucy Vaserfirer to me. They asked if anyone would like a copy for review and I jumped at the opportunity. I’ve always enjoyed compound butter and have shared recipes for lemon clarified butter and a butter thyme pasta dish. The thought of having a cookbook solely about butter made me smile.

The cookbook has more than recipes. It begins with the basics and covers molding and shaping plus clarifying and browning butter. The recipes are divided into two chapters; savory and sweet. I looked at every one from front to back and back to front. There were many that caught my attention. My copy has several pages flagged. The one I had to make first is the Shallot Herb Butter. I adore fresh herbs and it called to me the loudest.

Shallot Herb Butter can be used on many foods. First there is bread. Slather it on a slice of a fresh baked baguette, French, or basic white bread:

Shallot Herb Butter | Magnolia Days

It also would be wonderful on vegetables. I immediately thought of haricot verts. Blanch them for a few minutes then finish them in a pan with a big dollop:

Shallot Herb Butter | Magnolia Days

There are many possibilities for this butter. I also thought of shaping it into a log and then rolling hot grilled corn on it. Oh, then dipping it into grated Parmigiano Reggiano. You could put a pat of it on top of a steak right after you take it off the grill. The butter would melt and the shallots and herbs would become fragrant. It would add so much flavor to the steak.

Do I recommend the cookbook? Yes, I do. It is a great resource to have on hand when you want to add a nice touch to something ordinary. Make your next meal a little fancier with Flavored Butters. You can order a copy from Amazon by clicking on the photo of the book:

How often do you use butter? Is it a daily thing or only for special recipes? It is almost daily for me. It may become daily since I have so many new recipes to try.

Shallot Herb Butter | Magnolia Days
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Shallot Herb Butter

A recipe for compound butter made with shallot and fresh herbs including parsley, rosemary, and thyme.
Course Condiment
Cuisine American
Total Time 10 minutes
Author Renee

Ingredients

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 stick, softened
  • 1 small shallot minced
  • 1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
  • Generous pinch of freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Blend together the butter, shallot, parsley, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl. Form into a log and refrigerate until firm before slicing or serving, or use another shaping method.

Recipe Notes

Recipe ©copyright 2013 Lucy Vaserfirer from the Flavored Butters cookbook. Used with permission by The Harvard Common Press.

Disclosures: I received a copy of the Flavored Butters cookbook at no charge from the publisher, The Harvard Common Press. I was under no obligation to give a positive review. All opinions are my own unless otherwise stated or contained within a guest post. This post contains affiliate links.

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Jennie @themessybakerblog

Monday 22nd of April 2013

Buttah, baby! I'm not Southern, well, technically I suppose I am, but I don't count Maryland, but I love me some butter. This herb butter looks perfect. I'll take some on my green beans, please!

Renee

Tuesday 23rd of April 2013

Thanks Jennie! I'll count you as Southern. Bonus points for being a buttah lovah.

Kim Bee

Sunday 21st of April 2013

I love this. Shallots are my fave. I always say it like Curtis Stone, with the whole accent and all. This is my fave type of butter.

Renee

Tuesday 23rd of April 2013

I'll have to check out how Curtis Stone says shallot. I haven't heard him say it before.

Kayle (The Cooking Actress)

Friday 19th of April 2013

I.LOVE.BUTTER.

AND OH MY LORD I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE.

*shiver of food happiness*

Renee

Friday 19th of April 2013

Thanks Kayle! Glad I could give you a moment of food happiness.

Helene Dsouza I Masala Herb

Friday 19th of April 2013

I have to confess I used to hate butter but then I was introduced to garlic butter and onion butter and since that I can see the world with different eyes. I got an idea now, so I am off to my kitchen making dinner. Thank you Renee!

Renee

Friday 19th of April 2013

Thanks Helene!

Jen @JuanitasCocina

Thursday 18th of April 2013

HOW did you make the spoon do that? ;)

Renee

Thursday 18th of April 2013

The butter was cold out of the fridge. I scooped out some to go on top of the beans then I stuck the spoon in the dish with the butter. It stood up all on its own. It isn't leaning on the pan either. It might look that way but it was standing almost straight up.