Recipe: Ginger Butter 🧈
Description: This delightful Ginger Butter is perfect for spreading on fish before baking or broiling, adding flavor to seafood stir-fries like prawns, or even enhancing the taste of chicken dishes. It’s a quick and easy recipe that you can prepare in just 10 minutes, saving you time whenever you need it.
Category: Chicken 🍗
Keywords: Poultry, Meat, Canadian, Free Of…, Broil/Grill, < 15 Mins, Oven, Freezer, Stir Fry, Easy 🇨🇦
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- A pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 103.2
- Fat Content: 11.5g
- Saturated Fat Content: 7.3g
- Cholesterol Content: 30.5mg
- Sodium Content: 81.8mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 0.5g
- Fiber Content: 0g
- Sugar Content: 0.1g
- Protein Content: 0.1g
Instructions:
- Start by gathering all your ingredients.
- In a bowl, take the butter at room temperature and using a fork, cream it until smooth.
- Add a pinch of salt to enhance the flavors.
- Squeeze in the fresh lemon juice, ensuring no seeds fall into the mixture.
- Grate or finely chop the fresh ginger and add it to the bowl.
- Continue to mix everything together until well combined and creamy.
- Once mixed, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Transfer the ginger butter into an airtight container.
- Cover the container and store it in the fridge for immediate use, or you can freeze it for later use.
- When you’re ready to use the ginger butter, simply take it out of the fridge or freezer and spread it on your desired dish.
- Enjoy the burst of flavor that this ginger butter adds to your meals!
Tips:
- For a stronger ginger flavor, you can add more fresh ginger to the mixture.
- Make a larger batch and store it in the freezer in smaller portions for convenient use in the future.
- Experiment with adding garlic to the mixture for an additional layer of flavor, as suggested by the recipe creator.
- This ginger butter is versatile and can be used on various meats and seafood, so feel free to get creative with your culinary creations! 🍽️
