Maître d'Hôtel Butter

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Maître d'Hôtel Butter

Maître d'Hôtel Butter is a traditional British recipe for a parsley and lemon juice flavoured butter typically served as a combination of a garnish and a sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Maître d'Hôtel Butter.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

5 minutes

Total Time:

15 minutes

Additional Time:

(+chilling)

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Sauce Recipes Herb Recipes British Recipes

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This classic butter is typically used as an instant sauce for beef and game. Just place about 1 tsp of the butter on your meat and allow to melt.

Ingredients:

120g butter
4 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
2 tbsp freshly-squeezed lemon juice

Method:

Soften the butter in a bowl then add the parsley and lemon juice. Blend until smooth and thoroughly combined.

Shape the butter mixture into a rough oblong, wrap in greaseproof paper and place in the refrigerator to harden.

You need about 1 tbsp of this mixture for a steak.