Basil Butter Recipes

Steps:

• Place basil in a food processor; pulse until chopped. Add remaining ingredients; process until blended., Transfer to a sheet of plastic wrap; shape into a log. Refrigerate up to one week or wrap securely and freeze for longer storage. Unwrap and slice to use with seafood, poultry, vegetables, pasta and bread.

Steps:

• Place basil leaves and garlic in a food processor; pulse until chopped. Add lemon juice, salt, and sugar; pulse to combine. Place butter into basil mixture and process until smooth.

Steps:

• Place garlic, basil, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor. Process until the garlic is in small bits. Add the butter, and process just to mix together. Spoon into container, and refrigerate until firm.

Steps:

• In a food processor, chop the basil. Add butter, lemon juice and pepper; blend until smooth.
• Drop by half-tablespoons onto a cookie sheet; freeze.
• Remove from cookie sheet and store in freezer bags.
• Use to flavor chicken, fish, or vegetables, or as a spread for bread. Any other use you can think of is probably all right too.

Steps:

• place all ingredients in bowl of food processor, blend until well combined.
• transfer butter to large sheet of aluminum foil, shape butter into into cylindrical tube. roll foil and twist end shut.
• freeze.
• use as needed.

Steps:

• Puree 1/2 stick softened butter, 1/4 cup basil, the zest of 1 lemon, 1 garlic clove and a pinch of salt. Cook 4 ears of corn in boiling salted water until tender, about 4 minutes. Top with the basil butter and 3 tablespoons shredded parmesan; season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Combine the butter and basil in a food processor and process until smooth, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and pulse a few more times. Scrape into a small bowl.
• Put a large saute pan on the grill over low heat and add the basil butter. When the butter is hot add the corn kernels and saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with torn basil leaves and scallions.

Steps:

• Combine the butter, basil, lemon zest, garlic and a pinch of salt in a food processor. Puree until smooth.
• Spread the basil butter on the grilled corn. Season with salt and pepper; sprinkle with shredded Parmesan.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a small saucepan, and add shallots. Cook briefly, and add basil and vinegar. Bring to a boil, and cook until reduced to 2 tablespoons.
• Add cream, and bring to a rapid boil. Cook this until reduced to 1/3 cup. Remove the sauce from the heat, and immediately add the remaining 4 tablepoons of butter, salt and pepper, stirring rapidly with a wire whisk.

Steps:

• Combine butter, onion, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, garlic, basil leaves, salt, and pepper in a food processor; pulse until smooth.

Steps:

• For preparation, juice the lemon into a ramekin or small mug, removing the seeds. Mince fresh basil leaves until really finely chopped.
• In a saucepan, heat butter over medium temperature until melted. Gently add heavy whipping cream while stirring with a whisk and bring to a low boil while constantly stirring. Slowly add lemon juice while stirring consistently until blended. Add chicken bouillon, basil, and pressed garlic and continue to stir until chicken bouillon is dissolved. Reduce heat to low and serve by lightly drizzling sauce with a spoon over fish or chicken.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine butter and fresh basil; season generously with coarse salt and ground pepper. Stir until combined.
• Transfer to an 11-by-10-inch piece of parchment or waxed paper. Roll into a cylinder, about 6 inches long and 2 inches in diameter; twist ends to seal. Refrigerate until very firm, about 2 hours. To serve, unwrap and slice crosswise.

Steps:

• Stir herbs into butter and let stand at room temperature while preparing corn.
• Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium high for gas).
• Pull husks back from corn, covered only if using a gas grill, turning frequently, until tender, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Serve with basil butter and salt.

Steps:

• Place basil in a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped. Add butter, lemon juice, seasoned pepper and garlic salt; process until blended. Serve with corn.

Steps:

• In blender, puree ingredients.
• Shape into small balls.
• Freeze invidivually and then put in covered container.
• To serve: remove, warm to room temperature and serve over hot pasta of your choice.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the butter, basil, parsley and garlic powder. Beat on medium-low speed until mixture is combined. Garnish with sage and thyme.

Steps:

• To prepare the steak
• Prepare grill.
• Make butter: In a small bowl stir together butter ingredients with salt and pepper to taste until well blended and juice is incorporated.
• Grill Steaks: In a heavy-duty sealable plastic bag or between 2 sheets of wax paper crush peppercorns and anise seeds with bottom of a heavy skillet. Pat steak dry and coat both sides with peppercorn mixture, pressing it in.
• Season steak with salt and brush both sides with oil. Grill steak on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 4 to 5 minutes on each side for medium-rare meat. (Alternatively, steaks may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.) Transfer steak with tongs to a platter and let stand 10 minutes.
• Top steak with dollops of anise basil butter.
• To make the fennel:
• Prepare grill.
• Quarter fennel bulbs lengthwise into wedges. In a steamer set over boiling water steam fennel, covered, until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Brush fennel quarters with oil and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden. (Alternatively, fennel may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.) Transfer grilled fennel with tongs to a serving dish. Squeeze lemon to taste over fennel and season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Place garlic, basil and pepper in the bowl of a food processor.
• Process until the garlic is in small bits.
• Add the butter, and process just to mix together.
• Spoon into container, and refrigerate until firm.