What are compound butters?
Simply put, compound butters are nothing more than butter with various flavorings added to them. They allow the cook to add the flavors of citrus, herbs, spices, or anything else at a moments notice. Compound butters are great to finish a sauce; as a topping on grilled meats, vegetables, and seafood, or actually anyplace you would use butter or need to incorporate additional flavor. This recipe for grilled red snapper uses a citrus butter to finish the dish, and indeed the butter is what gives the dish a little something extra. Besides being savory, compound butters can also be sweet. A vanilla butter can be used to make pie dough which will have another layer of flavor. The possibilities are truly endless. Where to get the ingredients? The Fresh Market in Lafayette will have not only the freshest herbs and citrus fruits, but also premium butters, including organic, along with a selection of spices which are second to none. Herbed butter ingredients • ¼lb Unsalted butter (softened) • ¼
