Peanut Free Caribbean Jerk-Style Compound Butter
This compound butter is a little jar of Caribbean sunshine packed into a sliceable log — warm with allspice, cinnamon, and nutmeg, bright with lime zest and fresh ginger, and carrying just enough heat from scotch bonnet or habanero to make things genuinely exciting. It comes together in one bowl with a fork, which means the hardest part is waiting for it to firm up in the fridge. Compound butters can sometimes feel like a restaurant-only trick, but this one is completely approachable and wildly rewarding once you see a round of it melting over hot grilled chicken or roasted vegetables. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of peanuts, so there's no label-scanning or substitution stress — just bold, fragrant flavor built from scratch. The maple syrup adds a subtle sweetness that rounds out the heat beautifully, and the optional cilantro gives it a fresh, herby finish. Make a log on Sunday and you'll be pulling it out all week to instantly upgrade whatever comes off the grill or out of the oven.
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8 servings
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3 tbsp scallion greens, finely sliced (green tops only)
- 1 tsp fresh scotch bonnet or habanero pepper, seeded and minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 tsp lime zest (from about 1 lime)
- 1 tsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- ¾ tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the softened butter, scallion greens, scotch bonnet pepper, ginger, lime zest, lime juice, and maple syrup. Beat with a fork or hand mixer until the ingredients are evenly distributed throughout the butter.
- 2
Add the allspice, cinnamon, thyme, black pepper, nutmeg, smoked paprika, and salt. Beat again until the spices are fully incorporated and the butter is uniform in color with no dry pockets of spice visible. Fold in the cilantro, if using.
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