Name: Garlic Herb Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter softened; 2 Tablespoon fresh parsley chopped; 2 teaspoon garlic minced; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce; 1/2 teaspoon salt

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It's so easy to make your own garlic herb butter and is such an effortless way to add flavor to your meals. Just 5 ingredients to make, it takes no more than 10 minutes to make a batch.

Garlic herb butter in a glass bowl with a wooden spoon

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The full recipe with ingredients/instructions is available on the recipe card at the bottom of the post. Important tips/tricks are also included in the blog post.

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Super easy and quick to make, you'll want to use it on everything!

Ingredients

Unsalted Butter
Fresh Parsley
Garlic
Worcestershire Sauce
Salt

How to make Garlic Herb Butter

Mix ingredients in a bowl.
Refrigerate until ready to use.

Mixing the ingredinets together with a wooden spoon

How to wrap garlic herb butter

If you are not planning on using the compound butter straight away, it's important to wrap it securely in parchment to prolong its shelf life.

Place the butter in the middle of a piece of parchment.
Fold the parchment in half over the butter.
Use a dough scraper over the parchment to press the butter into a log in the middle of the paper.
Cut the excess parchment paper.
Roll up and twist the ends.

Step by step photos to show how to wrap the butter

How long does it keep?

Once you have made and wrapped the butter, it will keep well in the fridge for up to 5 days. You can just cut some off whenever you want to use it and wrap it back up for next time.

Can you freeze compound butter?

Yes! This freezes really well, in fact, I often make several batches and freeze them. Wrap the butter in parchment as above an then wrap it in foil and place in a freezer bag. This will help to protect it from the butter taking on other flavors in the fridge.

Recipe Notes and Tips

Use unsalted butter for this recipe. If you only have salted, then reduce the amount of added salt.
Soften your butter before making this recipe. Ideally you should take it out of the fridge 30 minutes before using it. If you are in a pinch, you can gently heat it in the microwave but take care not to melt it.
If not using straight away, be sure to wrap it once it has chilled.

Close up of the end of the garlic herb butter cut off with a knife

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