Description
Create the best homemade garlic butter with this quick and simple recipe. You can easily customize this compound butter with herbs or spice for an instant flavor boost on bread, steak, pasta, or vegetables. Let’s bring some joy back to your cooking!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 6 cloves fresh garlic, minced very finely
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Place the softened butter in a medium bowl.
- Add the minced garlic, chopped parsley, lemon zest, salt, and pepper to the butter.
- Use a fork or spatula to mix all ingredients together until they are evenly combined. Mix well to distribute the flavor throughout.
- For immediate use, you can serve the butter as is.
- To shape for storage, place the mixture onto a sheet of plastic wrap or parchment paper. Roll the mixture into a log shape, twisting the ends to seal.
- Refrigerate the log for at least 1 hour until firm.
- Slice off discs of garlic butter as needed for your recipes.
Notes
- You can roast the garlic before mixing it in for a deeper, sweeter flavor profile.
- For a spicy kick, add 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes during mixing.
- This butter keeps well in the refrigerator for up to two weeks or frozen for up to three months.
- Always use room temperature, very soft butter; do not melt it completely.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Condiment/Sauce Base
- Method: Mixing/Compound Butter
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 30mg