Chipotle Butter

Preparation info
  • FFR—about

    ½ cup

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Madeleine Kamman

Published 1997

  • About

Excellent on grilled steak or grilled butterflied leg of lamb. It is best prepared in the smallest Cuisinart or an “Oscar” food processor.

Ingredients

  • 1 canned chipotle chile
  • ½ dried ancho chile, coarsely chopped
  • 1 tiny clove garlic,

Method

Put the chiles and garlic into a food processor with salt to taste and the butter. Process until well homogenized. Remove from the processor to a bowl and cream in the chopped cilantro.

Let stand 1 hour at room temperature, covered. Roll into plastic wrap and refrigerate. When solid, cut into slices of the desired size and rewrap. This butter must be used within a day of its making and