Lemon Herb Butter

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Elegant, deliciously easy flavored herb butters such as this restaurant recipe for Lemon Herb Butter adds fabulous tastes to even the simplest of prepared meals.

Flavored butters can be added to vegetables, fish, chicken, pork beef, soups and even sauces. This particular restaurant butter recipe is excellent with almost any chicken dish and also vegetables.

Any herb can be used to create an herb butter. I like to use those herbs that will provide reasonably distinctive flavors. Some herbs can get “lost” in the flavor of the butter.

Traditional combinations of herbs to use with poultry such as parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme and basil, are great for herb butters. You can also use cilantro, oregano, tarragon and chives in various combinations.

Using certain liquor and cheeses in a butter is also something you can do for certain food enhancements. Examples of these are the restaurant recipe for Gorgonzola Butter and Brandy Steak Butter.

I also love lemon zest. I use it for this restaurant recipe. The outside of a lemon is the strongest source of aroma and flavor of a lemon. Use a very good zester.

When using herbs in a butter you really should use fresh herbs as much as possible. Fresh herbs will release their flavor directly into the butter easily. The butter fat “holds” the flavor like a magnet.

When softening butter, do not use heat. Just allow the butter to soften at room temperature.

Another tip: chop the herbs you use finely.

And finally, when your butter is soft and your herbs are chopped, add the herb mixture a bit at a time and mix well. This will give you the consistency of flavor throughout your butter.

Enjoy your restaurant recipe for Lemon Herb Butter and the company of those you share it with!

Lemon Herb Butter Recipe
A Favorite Restaurant Recipe for Flavored Butter
Preparation time: 15 minutes. Servings: 10-12

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