Coarse ground country style mustard and whiskey make a delicious flavor combination for compound butter for steak. A perfect way to dine Western Style … your steaks never had it so good.
If you want the perfect flavor addition to an already beefy grilled steak, this compound whiskey butter is it! Infused with whiskey, mustard and Worcestershire sauce, it’s decadent, yet rustic with flavor.
Culinary School…practically everything we learned to cook was dripping in butter and included wine. Does it get any better than that? You don’t hear me complaining.
I certainly didn’t need to attend culinary school to learn how to make compound butter for steak. It’s simply simple.
On the other hand, I certainly learned to appreciate compound butters during my time at school. We made so many flavors …the combinations seemed endless.
Not to mention e-a-s-y! Tip: Season steak with my Southwest Spice Blend before cooking.
What Is Compound Butter?
It’s simple! Compound butter is butter that’s been softened to room temperature, then flavored with seasonings or fresh herbs. Then refrigerated to again to harden. Compound butters are most well known as a savory topping for grilled steaks, but there are also sweet compound butter recipes that are used for brunches. Compound butter is just a fancy way to say butter that’s flavored with add-ins.
Flavored steak butters make dinners instantly taste better without breaking a sweat. Plus they’ll keep in the freezer for six months.
One of my favorite flavor combinations was this one for Whiskey Butter, and I couldn’t wait to share it with you, as it’s very rustic Western-style food.
It’s easy! Starting with softened butter, mixing in seasonings, roll and refrigerator. Let’s take a look.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Ingredients You’ll Need
- White Pepper: Considered milder in flavor than regular ground black pepper. Less forward, earthy and sometimes described as “grassy”, White Pepper is fun to experiment with. It adds an interesting layer of flavor to this steak butter.
- Kosher Salt
- Coarse Ground Mustard: For this steak butter recipe, I used Maille Country Rich Dijon. But any coarse brand of mustard will work well.
- Unsalted Butter, 1 stick, or 8 tablespoons.
- Whiskey or Bourbon
- Worcestershire Sauce
The Process, It’s Easy
- Step 1: Place all ingredients in a bowl.
- Step 2: Using a large sturdy fork to smash and blend the ingredients together until well combined.
- Step 3: Place the butter on a sheet of plastic wrap.
- Step 4: Using your hands, roll the plastic wrap around the steak butter and compress and shape it into a 4 – 5″ log.
- Step 5: Refrigerate for about 3 hours until hard and easy to slice into rounds.
Absolutely yes. This gives you the opportunity to make a double batch and keep it in the freezer to enjoy all Summer long. Keep it wrapped in plastic wrap and it will keep for several months.
Tips For Success
- Salted Butter: Using unsalted butter is common for chefs to use for any recipe. It allows them to control the salt level. You can most certainly use salted butter for this recipe savory steak butter recipe. But using unsalted butter is most important when making sweet compound butter recipes.
- Kerrygold Butter: We didn’t use it in Culinary School, but if you have access to Kerrygold Butter, please choose this brand. Kerrygold is an Irish butter that has a higher butterfat percentage than most American butter brands. You’ll notice a brighter yellow color and a creamier more buttery flavor.
How To Serve Compound Butter for Steak
- Allow about one hour for the sliced butter to come to room temperature before serving compound butter.
- Once your steaks are cooked, plate the steaks and then place a slice of Whiskey Butter on each steak. The butter will melt into the steak for a luscious buttery treat. You’re ready to eat.
- To achieve a fluffier butter, blend with a mixer. You would use this method if you’re not going to form it into a roll, but rather chill and use a small scoop to to serve. However, using a fork and bowl works just fine for this recipe.
What Else Can I Put It On?
What is compound butter good for? It’s not just for steak.
For Chicken: Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, once grilled or roasted, make a slice down the center of the chicken piece and add a round of whiskey butter.
Lamb Chops: We love whiskey butter on lamb chops. Again, simply seasoned with salt, freshly ground pepper and a little lemon zest. Either grilled or roasted, once cooked, just add a dollop of Whiskey butter on top and serve.
Grilled Pork Chops: Season pork chops with a sprinkle of Montreal Steak Seasoning. Grill or fry then top with whiskey butter before serving.
Salmon: Grilled, roasted or pan-seared top it with a round of Whiskey Butter before serving.
Vegetables: Compound butter is a natural for baked or fried potatoes, but next time you’re firing up that grill, slather a few ears of corn on the cob with a smear of mayonnaise and salt and pepper. Once the corn is charring in spots, remove it from the grill and add a round of Whiskey butter and let it melt over the cobs. It’s delicious.
What To Serve With Grilled Steaks
A simple side dish is perfect for grilled steak with compound steak butter. Let your crockpot do the work, take a look at these Garlic Butter Slow Cooker Roasted Potatoes. Easy! Or try this potato side dish for Parmesan Crusted Potatoes.
Looking for a colorful fresh vegetable side dish? How about this recipe for Roasted Glazed Carrots. With honey, lime and cumin, this is a welcome side for any main course meat.
And a simple green tossed salad is always a traditional welcome side dish for a steak dinner. And topped with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing = yes!
More Steak Recipes You Might Like
And if you’re looking for more, don’t miss my category for Beef Recipes. You’ll find lots of great grilling and burger recipes and the most popular on my site for Beef Tagliata. An Italian flank steak recipe that easy and crazy delicious.
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Country Mustard Whiskey Steak Butter
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened to room temperature (1 stick)
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Country Style Mustard
- 3 teaspoons Jack Daniels or other whiskey
- ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
- ½ teaspoon Ground white pepper
Instructions
- Start making this compound butter for steak at least 3 hours in advance of dinner.
- Combine room temperature butter, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, whiskey, salt, and white pepper. Using a fork, mix well.
- Scoop the butter onto a piece of plastic wrap. Use your hands to roll and shape the butter to form a round log that's about 5 inches long. Refrigerate until hard enough to slice into rounds. At least one hour. I allow 2 hours.
- When ready to use, let the rounds of steak butter sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes to an hour. You just don't want the butter ice cold, as it will melt better onto a sizzling hot steak. To serve, place a round immediately on a grilled steak.
Notes
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- Salted Butter: Using unsalted butter is common for chefs to use for any recipe. It allows them to control the salt level. You can most certainly use salted butter for this recipe but using unsalted butter is most important when making sweet compound butter recipes.
- Kerrygold Butter: We didn’t use it in Culinary School, but if you have access to Kerrygold Butter, please choose this brand. Kerrygold is an Irish butter that has a higher butterfat percentage than most American butter brands. You’ll notice a brighter yellow color and a creamier more buttery flavor.
- Allow about one hour for butter to come to room temperature before making this steak butter recipe.
Nutrition
Country Mustard Whiskey Steak Butter … It’s What’s for Steak
Why Trust These Recipes? Lea Ann Brown has lived, worked and played in Colorado for 45 years. She has immersed herself in the Colorado Culinary space, is a Culinary School Graduate and publishes her Colorado food Blog, Cooking On The Ranch.
Wow what an amazing recipe you have listed down here! Planning to make this one for my husband soon. Thanks for sharing this! I’ll update you and hopefully that the result would look the same as yours. Haha 🙂
This is something I never use but should and often plan to make then don’t. I’m enjoying learning what you learned in school.