DESCRIPTION
Cowboy Butter can be melted to use as a dip, kept cold and sliced to melt onto a cooked steak, or served at room temperature for spreading on cornbread. Substitutions for ingredients are given in the below note.*
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp. minced red onion
- 1 Tbsp. coarse Dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
- 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh chives
- 2 tsp. lemon zest
- 2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tsp. horseradish
- 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. coarse black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Measure all ingredients into a medium bowl. Use a fork to mash it all together.
- Scrape sides of bowl with a spatula to get everything in. Mix again.
- For best result, seal in an airtight container and refrigerate for at last an hour so that the flavors can blend and meld before using.
Notes
*If using salted butter, reduce the amount of salt in the recipe by half.
Instead of minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or granulated garlic can be used. Any kind of fresh onion can be substituted for the red onion, or use 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder.
Any kind of Dijon or coarse grain mustard can be used instead of the coarse Dijon called for.
If using dried herbs instead of fresh, make sure mixture sits for at least 1 hour before using so that herbs can hydrate. Dried parsley flakes are not ideal, but can be used instead of fresh, as can dried chives for the fresh chives. Use 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves instead of the fresh thyme.
Lime zest and lime juice can be used instead of lemon.
Hot sauce can be substituted in for the crushed red pepper flakes and/or cayenne, to taste.
Instead of minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or granulated garlic can be used. Any kind of fresh onion can be substituted for the red onion, or use 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder.
Any kind of Dijon or coarse grain mustard can be used instead of the coarse Dijon called for.
If using dried herbs instead of fresh, make sure mixture sits for at least 1 hour before using so that herbs can hydrate. Dried parsley flakes are not ideal, but can be used instead of fresh, as can dried chives for the fresh chives. Use 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves instead of the fresh thyme.
Lime zest and lime juice can be used instead of lemon.
Hot sauce can be substituted in for the crushed red pepper flakes and/or cayenne, to taste.