Maitre d'Hotel Butter Recipe

sliced of flavored butter on a wood cutting board

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: French

Keyword: Maitre d'Hotel Butter

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: cups

Calories: 814kcal

Author: Chef Jessica Anne

Maitre d'Hotel Butter is a simple compound butter recipe that elevates food with basic flavors: lemon, parsley and mustard. Use it as a finishing butter on meats and vegetables for added pizzazz.

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Equipment

Heat Resistant Rubber Spatula

Ingredients

1/2 cup good quality unsalted butter room temperature
2 teaspoons fresh parsley finely minced
2-4 grates fresh lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
Dash smoked paprika

Instructions

Use a fork or spatula, mash together the butter, parsley, lemon zest and juice, mustard and salt.
Transfer the butter to a piece of wax paper, forming into a log. Roll up like a piece of candy, twisting both ends.
Refrigerate until hard, allowing flavors to infuse, a minimum of 1 hour.
Use on steaks, vegetables or even bread.
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