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Montpelier Butter

Montpelier Butter is a traditional French recipe for butter containing herbs, spices and anchovies that is cut and used as a dressing or sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic French version of Montpelier Butter.

prep time

5 minutes

cook time

5 minutes

Total Time:

10 minutes

Additional Time:

(+4 hours chilling)

Serves:

2–4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Sauce RecipesHerb RecipesFrench Recipes



This is a traditional flavoured butter that's used to create a sauce for steamed or poached fish.

Method:

Wash the herbs then plunge into a pan of rapidly-boiling water for 30 seconds. Immediately plunge into ice-cold water then drain and squeeze out any excess water. Add all the ingredients (apart from the olive oil) in a pestle and mortar (or food processor if you wish) and grind until the texture is smooth. Pour the olive oil slowly and stir into the butter mixture.

Once done spoon the mixture onto a sheet of clingfilm and roll into a tight sausage shape. Refrigerate this to set it (it will keep for up to four days in the fridge).

To use, simply cut into rounds and lay these on top of cooked fish so that the butter melts naturally.