Garlic-Parsley Butter (Beurre Maître d'Hôtel) Recipe

By
J. Kenji López-Alt
Kenji Lopez Alt
Culinary Consultant
Kenji is the former culinary director for Serious Eats and a current culinary consultant for the site. He is also a New York Times food columnist and the author of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.
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Updated August 29, 2018
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Why It Works

  • Combining herbs and aromatics with butter creates the world's simplest sauce for grilled seafood, meat, and vegetables.

A classic compound butter flavored with parsley, garlic, and lemon. It's perfect for grilled steak, seafood, or vegetables.

Recipe Details

Garlic-Parsley Butter (Beurre Maître d'Hôtel) Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 stick unsalted butter (4 ounces; 115g), softened

  • 1/4 cup (about 10g) packed fresh parsley leaves

  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) juice plus 2 teaspoons (10ml) zest from 1 lemon

  • 2 medium cloves garlic, minced

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Combine butter, parsley, lemon juice and zest, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor (see note) and pulse until garlic and herbs are chopped and lemon juice is incorporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper and pulse to combine. Wrap butter tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for several months.

Special equipment

Food processor (see note)

Notes

Instead of using a food processor, you can mince the parsley and garlic by hand and incorporate all of the ingredients using a fork in a bowl.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
84Calories
9gFat
0gCarbs
0gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8 to 10
Amount per serving
Calories84
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g12%
Saturated Fat 6g29%
Cholesterol 25mg8%
Sodium 33mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 0g0%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 2mg11%
Calcium 5mg0%
Iron 0mg0%
Potassium 12mg0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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