Black Garlic Butter is an easy compound butter that is rich, sweet, and packed with umami flavor. Delicious on vegetables, meat, fish, bread, and more!
Black garlic has a complex flavor of malty and savory that is lightly garlicy without the garlic’s bite. It is easy to put into the food processor and blend.
It is delicious on everything!!
This recipe takes 5 minutes and serves 4.
Ingredients
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1 4-ounce stick unsalted butter softened
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1 ounce of black garlic cloves (8-9 cloves)
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¼ teaspoon kosher salt
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Black Garlic: To make black garlic, fresh garlic is aged by heating it slowly over a period of several weeks. At the end of the process, the cloves turn soft and black.
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Butter: We prefer to use unsalted butter so that we can adjust the salt content as we like, but you could use salted butter and add kosher salt just to taste.
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Kosher Salt: Try to use kosher salt, or sea salt if you can. Kosher salt is more coarse and less "salty" than table salt. If you need to use table salt, use less, then season to taste.
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in food processor.
- Process until well mixed, scraping down the sides frequently.
- Season to taste with more salt, if necessary.
- Scrape into a ramekin and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow flavors to fully meld.
Notes………
Storing: The black garlic butter will keep for up to a week in the refrigerator, or freeze for later use. The easiest way to freeze black garlic butter is to scrape the butter into a log on a piece of parchment or plastic wrap, then roll up and twist the edges to tighten the wrapper around the butter tube. Freeze, then when you want to use the butter, just remove the tube from the freezer and slice off a chunk.
Expert Tip: If you don’t have a food processor, mash the black garlic cloves by hand in a small bowl. Then put the softened butter in a larger bowl and stir in the mashed garlic. The butter may not be as uniform as when you use a food processor, but it will be plenty delicious! Also, note that if your food processor is large, you will need to start and stop several times to push the butter down to the bottom. Use a mini food processor if you have one!