Dairy
Garlic Butter
Garlic butter is the steakhouse and garlic-bread essential—minced or confit garlic beaten into butter with optional parsley. Raw garlic is sharp; confit is sweet. Melt on grilled meats, toss with pasta, or spread on bread before toasting. Watch salt if using garlic salt shortcuts.
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Characteristics
Preparations
MeltedSpreadToasted
Traits
CompoundGarlicGarlickySavoury
History
Garlic butter became inseparable from grilled steak and bread service.
Frozen garlic bread and foil garlic butter packs mass-marketed the flavour.