Pecan Free Maître d' Butter
This classic French compound butter is the kind of finishing touch that makes a home-cooked meal feel genuinely restaurant-worthy. Bright lemon zest, fresh flat-leaf parsley, and a crack of black pepper are folded into silky unsalted butter, then rolled into a neat log and chilled until it slices into perfect little rounds. When one of those rounds hits a hot grilled steak or a piece of roasted fish, it melts instantly into a glossy, herb-flecked sauce that looks like you spent way more effort than you actually did. Many flavored butters sold at specialty stores sneak in nut-based ingredients or are made in facilities that handle tree nuts, so making your own from scratch is a genuinely smart move. The ingredient list here is clean and straightforward — nothing hiding in the mix. Keep a log wrapped in the fridge and you'll find yourself reaching for it all week long, from roasted vegetables to crusty bread.
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8 servings
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tsp lemon zest (from about 1 lemon)
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Place the softened butter in a mixing bowl and beat with a fork or hand mixer until smooth and evenly creamy, about 1 minute.
- 2
Add the parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Mix until the herbs and seasonings are evenly distributed throughout the butter with no streaks remaining.
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