Cowboy Butter
If you’ve never checked out Delish.com, it’s worth a peek. It’s a food website with recipes, but with interesting, I guess supposedly catchy headlines, like “86 Most Delish Baked Chicken Dinners,” and “135 Most Delish Holiday Desserts.”
Personally I wouldn’t be tempted to look through 86 chicken recipes, or 135 desserts, but somebody must! The website seems popular, and there is a tab for Delish Kids as well, which is smart. Although, “21 Ways to Get Kids Involved in Making Breakfast?” Just put them in the kitchen!
Nevertheless, I came across, in some random way, a recipe for Cowboy Butter from the Delish.com website.
According to the website, the idea of “Cowboy Butter” came from a little restaurant in New York City called Mr. Donahue’s.
My world changed after I dunked a piece of prime rib into the herb-speckled butter, and the wheels really started turning once I realized everything on my plate — crispy potatoes, Parker house roll, and even mac and cheese — tasted good with it.
Well it certainly appealed to me as well, and I knew the next time I grilled steaks, I’d have to make this magic butter.
Cowboy Butter
Printable recipe below
1 cup butter, melted
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small shallot, minced
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
1 tablespoon freshly chopped chives
2 teaspoons minced thyme
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
In a small bowl, combine the butter, lemon juice, garlic, shallot, mustard, horseradish, cayenne and paprika. Whisk to combine.
Stir in the parsley, chives and thyme.
Season with salt and pepper.
Serve warmed.
Whoever came up with this stuff was right. I started not only dipping the steak into the butter, but also the green beans.
Good stuff. That’s all I can say.
I can see it drizzled over grilled meats of any kind, plus seafood like shrimp, crab, and scallops.
Or, over grilled vegetables or baked potatoes. The possibilities are endless.
Make some – you’ll love it!
Cowboy Butter
1 cup butter, melted
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small shallot, minced
2 tablespoons Dijon mustaard
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
1 tablespoon freshly chopped chives
2 teaspoons minced thyme
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
In a small bowl, combine the butter, lemon juice, garlic, shallot, mustard, horseradish, cayenne and paprika. Whisk to combine.
Stir in the parsley, chives and thyme.
Season with salt and pepper.
Serve warmed.
About the Author: Chef Mimi
sounds “delish!” will try!
It’s pretty amazing!
Sounds delicious!
It’s similar to a persillade, but better!
Do! You won’t regret it!
OMG the steak looks incredible, but with this butter it’s pure perfection and I bet it tastes so as well :D
It really enhances the steak flavor and is pure decadence! I could put it on just about everything!
Wowww, that steak! Looks so juicy with that butter! Will have to try that one day!
You won’t regret it! It’s addicting!
Mimi, this does sound “delish.” I always make a pan sauce with my steaks, but I could train my husband in the art of cooking steak in a pan (without the added task of making a pan sauce), make this ahead of time, ready for him to warm up, and have a night off! :-)
Definitely. I only cook steaks in a pan. Pan sauce is wonderful, but a pain if you’re only cooking for two, so I do it rarely. I can’t imagine anyone being unhappy with this butter instead of a reduction!
You realize you’ve just ruined my “diet” goals for 2018, right?! Butter. I’d be happily buried in it!
Well join the group! I’d be okay if I didn’t blog! It’s good stuff. Love your new photo! Did you have a blast in London?
Yes thank you! It was a big beautiful blur and I neeeeeeeeeed to go back! I tried the mulled wine (yum) and had hot wine in Paris. (Double yum).
Thank you for following my blog. I enjoy reading yours.
Thank you so much!
Can’t wait to try Cowboy Butter the next time we grill steaks! The ingredients sound amazing.
It’s decadent perfection!
I don’t know about just dipping, I think a great big spoon’s the answer!! Yum!!
Hahahahahahaha! It’s tempting!
You had me with simply the butter and garlic, the rest just makes it amazing. I wonder why they call it Cowboy Butter? I was expecting something like refried beans, creamed into a buttery consistency.
No idea. The restaurant named it that but there was no explanation. It’s a revelation!
Oh yum! Anything with horseradish is a winner for me :)
And just the right amount!
The only thing missing is bacon, LOL
Well bacon would be good dipped in it!
An absolute delish!
Thank you!
You are so welcome!
I saw your post on Instagram and was intrigued. This sounds amazing. Definitely will be trying this. How do you set up a printable recipe? I was thinking I need to start incorporating that into my posts but no idea how to do that.
oh brother. well it’s not set up how I’d like it to be but it’s a start. I looked in widgets and this was one of two that I found – the other didn’t work! it’s very awkward but i’m stuck with it until I hook up online with a WP tech helper! Wish I could help!
I’ll have to do some digging then. If not I’ll bug the support group. Thanks. 😊
I will be happy to tell you exactly what mine is called, but it’s quite tedious to use.
Yum!
Yes……
Omg! I can’t wait for another second to try these out. An absolute delish. Where there is garlic and butter, there is a way. ;) Thanks for sharing.
Exactly! Thanks!
Sounds like a recipe that cowboys would like to have one of their cattle drives to spice up their food- I could see this served with lobster- yum!
Oh yes! Try it Fran! Nothing gourmet, but definitely delicious!
Without a sauce I don’t have a meal. I will try this one, it looks delicious,
I know what you mean. My meals are all about condiments!
Every Sunday I make chops in the BBQ. This butter is just the perfect thing to accompany them!
You will seriously start dipping everything in this sauce when you make it!
Sounds fantastic!
Um, it is!
Wow! That looks really flavorful. Delish, even. :-) This does look like something I should try — thanks!
Definitely!
Oh dear…this could really start trouble. How you going to get people to leave the kitchen table, once they have tasted this butter. :D
I tupperware’d the leftover butter after trying it, and sent it over to my friends’ house for them!!!
oooh love how flavorful this sounds! i’d put this on everything – bread, pasta, chicken, potatoes… mmm.
Uh huh. It belongs on everything!
I really does sound delicious, but I wonder why they call it Cowboy Butter. Cowboys were into chopped shallots… ?
You, me, and everyone else!! No idea.
I know! It’s crazy delicious!
This does look “delish” Mimi!! such a great blend of flavors– and I’m of a mind that butter makes everything better! thanks!
Oh, it definitely does! Thank you!
It truly is, in all its decadence!
I think I would eat my arm dipped in cowboy butter! I wouldn’t have ever put something like this together but it sounds amazing!
Hahahaha Hahahaha! I know, it’s brilliant!
And so the lid is removed from butter. Yum! Inspiring.
It’s crazy delicious!!