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Duration:
30 mins
Servings:
900 grams
Level:
Compound fennel pollen butter is a fragrant, gourmet spread that elevates simple dishes with its subtle sweetness and aromatic complexity. By blending rich butter with the delicate essence of fennel pollen, it creates a refined finishing touch for both savory and lightly sweet recipes.
Compound fennel pollen butter is made by combining softened butter with fennel pollen, along with optional ingredients like citrus zest, honey, or herbs to enhance its flavor profile. Fennel pollen, prized for its warm, slightly sweet, and anise-like notes, infuses the butter with a distinctive aroma and depth. The mixture is typically rolled, chilled, and sliced for easy use. It can be melted over grilled meats, seafood, or vegetables, or spread on bread to add a luxurious, flavorful finish. This compound butter is a simple yet sophisticated way to introduce a unique, restaurant-quality element to everyday cooking.
Part 1:
Compound Fennel Pollen Butter
Step 1
Let the butter sit out at room temperature until it soft ens up.
Step 2
Combine all the ingredients in a Robot Coupe bowl fitted with the blade attachment.
Step 3
Blend butter until everything is well combined.
Step 4
Place 200 grams of the fennel pollen butter on a sheet of plastic wrap and roll to form a tight log. Repeat with remaining butter, forming into logs with plastic wrap.
Step 5
Allow to firm in the fridge.
Step 6
Cut as desired.
Notes:
We like to make compound butters with a combination of ingredients,ranging from spices to fresh herbs, and this fennel pollen compound butteris a great way to add flavor to your sous vide meat. We like to distributesliced medallions of the flavored butter into sous vide bags aft er the butterhas been rolled into cylindrical logs. It is a great way to keep flavored butteron hand for easy use and works particularly well for sous vide cooking.
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