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This simple garlic butter recipe is so versatile! Use to top steak, make your own garlic bread, or even stir into cooked pasta with a pinch of chilli flakes.
Easy to make, plus it keeps for a couple of weeks in the refrigerator, so you can make enough garlic butter for multiple meals.
“This stuff is awesome on steaks and hamburgers!! I’ve made it several times. If you’re looking for a great garlic butter, this is it!! Highly recommended for all red meats.”
Nicky’s Notes
This simple garlic butter recipe is great to have in the fridge and is so versatile.
I’ve even been known to spread it onto corn-on-the-cob and use as a dip with dough balls and pizza crusts (the kids idea) but it worked a treat!
But what I really love to use this garlic butter for is on top of a good steak, one slice will melt beautifully into the meat and form its own little sauce just for me, trust me if you have ten minutes to spare, this will be a game changer to have in your fridge.
Table of Contents
📋 What do we need?
- Butter I’ve used unsalted butter but you can use salted butter and just reduce the amount of salt by half.
- Parsley If you don’t have dried parsley, fresh parsley finely chopped would work too.
- Garlic Garlic is king in this recipe so you want plump firm cloves.
Ingredient swaps
- Chilli flakes, try adding some chilli flakes for a bit of a kick
- Curry Powder, a teaspoon added to the butter along with some cumin would be so good on potatoes or chicken
- Smoked butter, if you have a smoking gun you can cold smoke the butter to add a seriously chefy touch
Abbreviated recipe
Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.
To make this simple garlic butter, Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl. Use right away if you want the butter to be soft, or, If making ahead, cover the bowl in clingfilm and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
Pro Tip
You don’t have to use regular unsalted butter – Use your favourite butter! I love to use President butter or Kerrygold butter. If you’re using salted butter, just reduce the amount of salt you’re adding by half.
Unwrap and slice into discs when ready to serve.
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Make ahead instructions
If you’re making ahead, and would those lovely little rounds of garlic butter, then simply spoon the mixed butter out into a fat sausage shape (2.5cm or 1” in diameter) on a long piece of clingfilm. Then roll it into a sausage shape, tying off the ends, then place in the refrigerator until firm.
📺 Watch how to make it
Simple Garlic Butter Recipe
Ingredients
- 120 g (8 tbsp) unsalted butter softened , or use salted butter, but just add ½ tsp salt instead of 1 tsp
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 2 tsp dried parsley
Instructions
- Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl.120 g (8 tbsp) unsalted butter, 1 tsp salt, 3 cloves garlic, 2 tsp dried parsley
- Alternatively, spoon the mixed butter out into a fat sausage shape (2.5cm or 1” in diameter) on a long piece of clingfilm.
- Wrap the butter in the clingfilm and roll it on the countertop to get an even sausage shape. Place in the refrigerator to firm up.
- Unwrap and slice into discs when ready to serve.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This simple garlic butter recipe was first published in Sept 2021. Updated since with improvements and for housekeeping reasons.
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This stuff is awesome on steaks and hamburgers!! I’ve made it several times. If you’re looking for a great garlic butter, this is it!! Highly recommended for all red meats.
Looks good. I like garlic butter with snails and a crusty French baguette. Wonderful.
Easy and delicious!! I made garlic bread and it was fantastic!!
You did not say whether the garlic was sliced grinded, chopped, anything.
Hi, in the ingredients list it says 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced.
Good simple tasty recipes ideal for quick meals
Love the recipe
Great recipes Nicky, I was sure you would include my favourite compound butter “Cafe de Paris” Oh well maybe next time.
So easy and tasty, I use slightly more garlic and WOWEEE but can it be frozen??
Hi Nicky, a bit pedantic I know, but the word “Alternatively” needs to be deleted from Instruction 2!
Regards, Roger
Roger, it really doesn’t need to be deleted – you can use it from the bowl for garlic bread (like me). or, alternatively you can make it into a sausage shape and refrigerate!