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Grilled steaks on a baking sheet, each topped with rounds of herb and compound butter.

Steak Butter Recipe (4 Versions)

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Chilling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Yield 8 servings (per log)
Category Sauce/Condiment
Cuisine American/French

Description

Four unique compound buttes for steak! Featuring high-quality butter and a variety of flavorful mix-ins. Perfect for all kinds of cuts of steak.

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Ingredients

Gochujang and Sesame

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (113g), preferably a high butter-fat butter*, room temperature
  • 4 teaspoons gochujang
  • 2 scallions, minced
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • ¾ teaspoon Morton kosher salt or 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt

Cumin and Lime

  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (113g), preferably a high butter-fat butter*, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
  • ¾ teaspoon Morton kosher salt or 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  • teaspoon garlic powder
  • teaspoon onion powder

Steak Frites

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (113g), preferably a high butter-fat butter*, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons chopped shallot
  • 2 teaspoons cracked peppercorn
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons sherry wine
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
  • ¾ teaspoon Morton kosher salt or 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt

Pink Cacio e Pepe

  • 2 ounces Parmesan
  • 4 teaspoons pink peppercorns, divided
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (113g), preferably a high butter-fat butter*, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • ¼ teaspoon Morton kosher salt or ½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt

Instructions

Gochujang and Sesame

  • Add butter, gochujang, scallions, sesame oil, honey and salt to a medium mixing bowl. Using a firm rubber spatula, mix until cohesive.

Cumin and Lime

  • Add cumin seeds to a medium skillet, place over medium heat and toast until fragrant, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer seeds to a mortar and pestle*. Lightly grind cumin seeds until roughly crushed. Add crushed cumin to a medium bowl with butter, lime zest, salt, garlic powder and onion powder. Using a firm rubber spatula, mix until cohesive.

Steak Frites

  • Add butter, shallot, peppercorns, Dijon, sherry, thyme and salt to a medium mixing bowl. Using a firm rubber spatula, mix until cohesive.

Pink Cacio e Pepe

  • In a mini food processor or spice grinder, add 4 teaspoons pink peppercorn and pulse until roughly crushed. Measure out 2 teaspoons and add to a medium bowl. Continue processing remaining peppercorns until finely ground; add to bowl with crushed peppercorns.
  • Add parmesan to processor or grinder and pulse until finely ground; add to bowl with peppercorns. Add butter, lemon zest and salt and, using a firm rubber spatula, mix until cohesive.

Forming and Chilling

  • Pile butter mixture in center of a piece of plastic wrap. Use spatula to shape it into a rough log, then fold plastic wrap over butter. Gently roll log back and forth to smooth and even out shape. Twist ends of plastic like a candy wrapper to seal, then refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

Notes

High butter-fat butter brands: Plugra, Organic Valley, Vital Farms, Vermont Creamery (all US butters) or Kerrygold.
If you have not set the butter out to soften in advance, you can make these butters in a mini food processor. Simply pulse it all together until cohesive.
*crushing cumin seeds— if you don’t have a mortar and pestle you can crush them in a plastic bag with a rolling pin or on a cutting board with the flat bottom of a skillet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoonCalories: 102kcalFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 30mg
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