Compound Butter

Ingredients

• • 2 Sticks of good butter (Drew preferred to use salted, Lawrence prefers to use unsalted), 

  • 1-2 Shallots 

  • 5-6 Cloves garlic (at least)

  • 1/2 bunch cilantro (at least)

Preparation

• • Let the butter come to room temperature in a mixing bowl, or soften in a microwave.

  • Add finely chopped shallots, fresh cilantro, and fresh garlic.  Mix with a fork.  Note that the amounts of each were always eyeballed to preference, but you can’t use too much of any of it.  Go heavy!

  • Lay out Saran Wrap and spoon the butter into a rectangular pile, wrap, and hand roll or “air spin” the butter mixture into a log. 

  • Chill in the fridge, serve.

Lawrence & Drew Dunn