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Ribeye steak with slowly melting garlic butter for steak served on a white plate.

Herb Garlic Butter for Steak (Compound Butter)

This garlic herb butter for steak is an easy way to add rich, savory flavor to your favorite cuts of beef. Made with butter, parmesan cheese, fresh herbs, and garlic, this simple steak butter melts beautifully over ribeye, filet mignon, T-bones, and more. With just 8 ingredients and a few minutes of prep, it's a delicious finishing touch you'll want to keep on hand for steaks, vegetables, potatoes, and beyond.
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Author Kori Butler
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Course Dressing, Sauces, and Seasoning
Cuisine American
Servings 10 servings
Calories 95 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 stick of butter at room temperature
  • ⅓ cup finely grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chives finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopoped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions
 

  • Add the butter, parmesan, chives, parsley, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Mix until well combined.
    mixing all butter ingredients in a clear bowl
  • Lay butter on plastic wrap and shape into a log that is approximately 1-1/4" in diameter with flat ends.
    Rolling up butter into a log shape.
  • Wrap tightly in the plastic wrap, then refrigerate until it is hard (usually about 1 to 2 hours).
  • Divide and cut the butter into 10 parts.
    slicing steak butter into pats
  • Place a pat of steak butter on top of resting steaks. Loosely cover in foil and finish resting the steaks as desired.

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  • VARIATIONS: Try different cheeses like maybe blue cheese or other. Use dried herbs or fresh herbs. My rule of thumb is that every 1 teaspoon of dried herbs = 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs. Experiment with different herb combinations. Add in a little Worcestershire sauce. Add in a little lemon zest and lemon juice. Or even lime.
  • SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Not just for steaks! Try it over popcorn, corn on the cob, veggies, baked potatoes, pasta, rice, etc.!

Nutrition

Serving: 1patCalories: 95kcalCarbohydrates: 0.8gProtein: 1.3gFat: 9.9gCholesterol: 26.2mgSodium: 105mgFiber: 0.2g
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