This Keto Compound Butter is prepared in just five minutes and the amazing thing is that you can easily customize this compound butter in seven different types of flavors. You can use this compound butter to prepare different recipes; grill the steak, saute/roast the vegetables, & spread it on the toast. This compound butter boosts the taste of any dish with its herbs & garlic flavor. Moreover, the texture of this compound butter is very smooth & easy to spread on the bread or it can melt very fast during the preparation of a variety of dishes with this butter. This compound butter contains 0.5g of carbs, 0.1g of fiber, 0.4 g of net carbs, and 0.2g of protein in the butter.
Free Keto Meal Plan: STEP-BY-STEP KETO DIET PLAN FOR BEGINNERS
- Cuisine: American
- Calories: 104 kcal
- Course: Condiment
- Prep time: Five mins
- Total time: 5 minutes
- Servings: 8
EQUIPMENT:
- Small bowl
- Fork
- Plastic wrap
INGREDIENTS:
- ½ cup softened unsalted butter
- Four pieces of grated Garlic
- One tbsp. cut Fresh parsley
- One tbsp. Cut Fresh dill
- ¼ tsp. salt
INGREDIENT NOTES:
BUTTER:
- Utilize unsalted butter to easily add the salt according to your preference in the dish. However, salted butter works well; just don’t add too much salt. It is nice to utilize grass-feed butter; but you can also utilize simple butter if it is easily available.
GARLIC:
- We should use garden-fresh garlic in this recipe of butter to get the best taste if available. You should also utilize half tsp. of jarred garlic paste which is equal to one piece of grated garlic.
FRESH HERBS:
- To make the recipe simple & straight forward I only utilize dill & parsley, but you may use other fresh herbs like chives, rosemary, thyme, basil, or cilantro.
- It is possible to make this compound butter with dried herbs, but the flavors will not be the same. You can substitute the dried herbs with the same quantity of fresh herbs to make this compound butter.
SALT:
- Just salt is utilize to season this compound butter. You can also include red chili powder, cayenne pepper, or black pepper powder to prepare this compound butter.
Free Keto Meal Plan: STEP-BY-STEP KETO DIET PLAN FOR BEGINNERS
- Utilize a fork to crush the butter in a small bowl.
- Season the butter with salt, fresh herbs, and garlic, once again mash the butter with the help of forks.
- Take the plastic wrap and put it on the shelf and then transfer the butter on the wrap and form the butter in the log shape and gently fold the wrap around the butte.
- Refrigerate till the compound butter gets hard, around two hours. You should also slice the butter into small pieces according to your preference.
FLAVOR VARIATION:
- This compound butter is nicely prepared with dill and parsley, but you can also use basil or chives.
- Compound butter can be made using sage, thyme, and/or rosemary. You can utilize this to make spatchcock chicken or roasted turkey.
- Add some blue cheese crumbles to the butter and mash. Enjoy this blue cheese compound butter flavor to prepare mushroom & beef.
- Addition of one tsp. of lemon zest with the fresh herbs gives the best combo; you should also utilize orange zest to make this compound butter. If you are utilizing this butter to prepare a sauce; you should skip the liquid because it makes the sauce little bit more watery.
- Combine butter and pesto, adding garlic and herbs for more flavors. You should love this over grilled shrimp skewers or melted-over zucchini noodles.
- For a more amusing taste, utilize black garlic rather than normal. We should utilize in the same way as ordinary garlic butter to make the dishes.
- Leave off the herbs and garlic and whip the butter with 1/4 cup of keto version honey for a sweet variation.
- We can also include pumpkin or cinnamon spice.
SERVING IDEAS:
- Compound butter can be used in dishes for chicken and turkey, such as roasted turkey, air fryer chicken legs, roasted chicken thighs, and spatchcock chicken.
- Additionally we can also utilize this compound butter to prepare pan-seared salmon, you can also utilize it to dip portions of broiled lobster tail or crab legs, or substitute it with simple butter when cooking pan-seared scallops or pan-fried fish.
- In the final few minutes of cooking, add it to the sautéed cabbage, sautéed asparagus, or sautéed green beans for a buttery, garlicky finish. Additionally, it may be blended into cauliflower mash.
TIPS:
- Make use of butter that is at ambient temperature. Soft butter eases an evener mixing process and is much easier to mash.
- Refrigeration of compound butter is not compulsory; you can skip this step if you want to utilize the butter to make any dish.
STORAGE INFORMATION:
FRIDGE:
- If the herbs are so fresh; then store your compound butter for around a month in the sealed container.
FREEZER:
- Cover the butter in plastic wrap or butter paper tightly and store the compound butter for three to six months.
FAQs:
Is this compound butter low in carbs?
- This compound butter just contains 0.5g of carbs, 0.1g of fiber, 0.4g of net carbs, and 0.2g of protein in the butter.
Will we store this compound butter?
- Put this compound butter for three to six months in the freezer or for one month in the fridge.
Free Keto Meal Plan: STEP-BY-STEP KETO DIET PLAN FOR BEGINNERS
Calories: 104
Fat: 11.5g
Protein: 0.2g
Total Carbs: 0.5g
Net Carbs: 0.4g
Fiber: 0.1g
