This creamy Roasted Garlic Compound Butter is delicious on fish, chicken, meats of all kinds, vegetables, potatoes, noodles, and rice. (So basically almost anything!) Always ready when you need it; all you need to do is slather it on!
Preheat oven to 375°F | 190°C.Line a heavy baking sheet with parchment or a silicone baking mat. In a small bowl, toss garlic cloves in the olive oil to completely coat, and then spread the oiled garlic cloves evenly across the prepared baking tray. Lightly sprinkle garlic cloves with kosher salt.Place tray in oven and roast garlic cloves for 45-50 minutes, or until they are golden brown.Cooking times may vary, depending upon the size and variety of your garlic. Start checking after about 35 minutes. Cloves are done when they are caramel in colored and have a soft, creamy texture.(For more detailed instructions, visit our post about how to roast garlic in the oven.)
Compound Butter
Combine butter and roasted garlic in a bowl or molcajete (large stone mortar and pestle).
Use a pestle (or the back of a wooden spoon) to mash the ingredients together until they form a cohesive paste.
Place butter mixture on a square of plastic wrap, parchment, or waxed paper.Using the wrap, form the compound butter into a cylinder. A cardboard bathroom tissue roll is very helpful here: carefully pull the wrapped butter through the center for a perfectly-sized cylinder.
Refrigerate the compound butter until firm.
To use, simply slice and slather compound butter onto whatever you want!
Notes
This garlic-infused compound butter is delicious with a multitude of foods and recipes. Try it on chicken, fish, steak, potatoes, roast beef, corn, beans, potatoes, noodles, and rice. (So basically, almost anything savory!)