Fresh Garlic & Herb Butter

MTRY & CO

Prep Time

10 minutes

Fresh garlic and herb butter is a perfect dressing for pan-seared steaks, cast iron cooking, or basting meat for extra flavorful browning. While you can make garlic herb butter with prepackaged garlic and dried herbs, we strongly recommend using fresh (or freshly roasted) garlic cloves and chopping fresh herbs just before preparing this butter: dried herbs take longer to cook, and there’s no substitute for the bright flavors of fresh garlic and herbs.

Fresh Garlic & Herb Butter

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons (half stick) unsalted butter

  • 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, grated or pressed

  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, stems removed and minced

  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, stems removed and minced

  • 1 fresh bay leaf, stem removed and minced

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

  1. In a small skillet, melt butter over medium heat.

  2. Add garlic, lemon juice, and herbs and cook until herbs soften and become fragrant, about 30 seconds.