You may also like
Categories:Viewed: 61 - Published at: 8 years ago
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened slightly
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 10 chives, minced
- 1 shallot, minced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red wine vinegar
Method
- Cream the butter with a fork, integrating all the ingredients, using about 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
- Taste and add more of any ingredient you deem necessary
- Compound butters can be made with any seasoning you like: mustard, garlic, ginger, chiles, vinegar, or citrus juice and zest, just to name a few.
- In good weather, you can easily experiment with adding the fresh herb of your choice chervil is especially nice, as are dill and parsley.
