Brian's Homemade Garlic Butter
Tools:
Bowl
Knife, spoon or fork
Cutting board
Garlic press- optional but convenient
Ingredients:
Fresh garlic- 2 cloves.
1/4 pound stick butter- our favourite is to use salted whey butter
Sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
Did you know? Healthier cows yield more nutrient-dense butter.
Let's be real, this is a very simple recipe. Alls you need are the tools and ingredients above and the motive to mash it all together!
Method:
Soften 1/4 pound of butter- either leave it out until it reaches room temperature or if you are a microwave user, pop it in at 10 second intervals.
No garlic press? Press 2 cloves of garlic onto the cutting board to remove the skin. Mince the garlic cloves.
If you have a garlic press, use it.
Now place the pressed garlic and it's juices into the soft butter and mix well.
Add sea salt if your butter is unsalted. I like to add fresh cracked black pepper as well..
Once combined the butter is ready for use. Keep in mind after the flavours set it will become even more flavourful.
How about boosting flavour even more?
Our go-to's --> sprinkle your garlic butter with paprika, cayenne, italian seasoning or herbs de provence.
How to Use Your Garlic Butter:
Fresh bread + garlic butter + oven = garlic bread.
How about a movie and a bowl of popcorn?
Boiled potatoes + garlic butter + a dash of apple cider vinegar = delicious garlic mashed potatoes.
Sam's Hot Honey Butter
Tools:
Bowl
Knife, spoon or fork
Cutting board
Ingredients:
1 tbsp unpasteurized honey
1 tbsp hot sauce or hot pepper oil
1/4 tsp of turmeric
1/4 pound stick butter- our favourite is to use salted whey butter
Sea salt and fresh cracked black peppercorn
Method:
Soften 1/4 pound of butter- either leave it out until it reaches room temperature or if you are a microwave user, pop it in at 10 second intervals.
Add the honey, hot sauce and turmeric, and then mash it up well until the consistency is unison.
Add sea salt if your butter is unsalted.
Add fresh cracked black peppercorn to taste. This is a key ingredient to bring out both the flavour and the active anti-inflammatory properties in turmeric. A compound called piperine in black peppercorn helps with the absorption of a compound called curcumin in turmeric known to play an anti-inflammatory role in our body.
Once combined the butter is ready for use. Keep in mind, once the flavours set it will become even more flavourful.
Here's a Meal Idea:
A filling protein-rich dinner after work for us might look like this ..
Fresh cheese bread + hot honey butter + homemade hummus + stew + pickled veg
What's for dessert? :)
Brian & Sam