Shallot-Thyme Butter

Name: Shallot-Thyme Butter
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened slightly; 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves; 10 chives, minced; 1 shallot, minced; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon red wine vinegar

6 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened slightly
1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
10 chives, minced
1 shallot, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon red wine vinegar

Directions

1

Cream the butter with a fork, integrating all the ingredients, using about 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
2

Taste and add more of any ingredient you deem necessary
3

Compound butters can be made with any seasoning you like: mustard, garlic, ginger, chiles, vinegar, or citrus juice and zest, just to name a few.
4

In good weather, you can easily experiment with adding the fresh herb of your choice chervil is especially nice, as are dill and parsley.