Garlic Butter Recipe
This easy-to-make Garlic Butter Recipe is loaded with tasty garlic flavor and will complement any of your recipes perfectly.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- 6 finely grated garlic cloves
- 2 sticks softened unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh Italian flat leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoons minced fresh chives
- coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add two tablespoons of unsalted butter to a medium-sized sauté pan.
- Immediately add the garlic to the butter and then turn the heat to low-medium. Doing this process will give the butter more time as it will not directly touch the hot pan. This garlic needs to be perfectly cooked.
- Once the garlic touches the pan and the butter has melted, cook the garlic, stirring with a spoon just until it’s fragrant, which only takes 30 to 45 seconds. Set it to the side to cool slightly.
- Next, add the 2 sticks of softened butter to a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and mix on high speed for 5 to 7 minutes or until the butter becomes light and fluffy.
- Turn the speed to low and add in the cooked garlic and any melted butter from the pan, the parsley, chives, salt, and pepper.
- Mix on medium speed just until combined. Taste it and adjust any seasonings.
- Serve or store the butter.
Notes
Make-Ahead: You can make this up to several days ahead of time. Keep it in the refrigerator or freezer until you ready to use it.
How to Store: Cover and keep in the refrigerator for 7 days. Cover and freeze for up to 6 months.
You can use this butter directly from the freezer in whatever you want to use it in.
Add acids like citrus juice or vinegar to enhance the flavor.
If garlic is overcooked it will become bitter.
You can also use an electric hand mixer.
Nutrition
Calories: 31kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 1mgPotassium: 17mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.04gVitamin A: 194IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.1mg