Roasted Garlic And Basil Butter Recipes

GARLIC BASIL BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the butter, basil, parsley and garlic powder. Beat on medium-low speed until mixture is combined. Garnish with sage and thyme.

BASIL GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Place the butter in a mixing bowl.
• Add basil, garlic, and cheese and whip with an electric mixer until mixture is smooth and evenly blended.
• Add salt to taste.
• Pack butter into four crocks.
• Allow flavors to blend for at least 4 hours before serving.
• Can be frozen for up to 3 months.

ROASTED GARLIC AND BASIL BUTTER

Steps:

• 1.Roast the garlic. When the garlic is cool enough to handle, squeeze the pulp from the skin and place in a bowl. 2.Mash the roasted garlic into a paste. Add the butter, basil, salt and pepper. Mix well to thoroughly combine. 3.The butter may be used right away or wrapped and sealed tightly and kept in the refrigerator or freezer.

BASIL ROASTED CHICKEN WITH GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove the fat, neck, liver and gizzards from the body cavity, then rinse and pat the chicken dry.
• Gently separate the skin from the flesh, running your fingers from the front to the back of the chicken and along the leg and thigh, being careful not to rip the skin or detach it from the bird.
• Mix the butter, chopped basil, parsley, salt and pepper together in a small bowl.
• Rub half of the butter mixture under the loosened skin and then tuck 1/2 of the whole basil leaves under the skin; be sure to get it under the skin around the leg and thigh.
• Put 4 of the garlic cloves into the body cavity of the chicken and scatter the rest in the roasting pan.
• Add the lemon juice and stock.
• Place the chicken, breast-side up, on top of the garlic and stock.
• Roast in the oven, basting occasionally with the pan juices for 1 hour, or until the juices run clear when the thickest part of the thigh is pierced.
• Transfer the chicken to a heated platter and tent with foil to keep warm.
• Pour the juices with the garlic cloves into a blender and puree the mixture.
• (The garlic skins will remain whole.) Strain the puree through a sieve into a medium-sized saucepan, pressing on the garlic skins with the back of a spoon.
• Bring the liquid to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes, and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Carve the chicken and serve drizzled with the sauce and garnished with fresh basil leaves.

BASIL-BUTTER STEAKS WITH ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potato wedges according to package directions., Meanwhile, sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. In a 10-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, brown steaks in 2 tablespoons butter. Add tomatoes to skillet. Bake, uncovered, at 425° until meat reaches desired doneness, 15-20 minutes (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°)., In a small bowl, combine basil and remaining butter. Spoon over steaks and serve with potatoes.

ROASTED-GARLIC BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Wrap garlic cloves tightly in foil. Cut zucchini into 1/4-inch-thick slices and season with salt and pepper. Put foil-wrapped garlic and zucchini on a baking sheet and roast in middle of oven until garlic is tender and zucchini is pale golden, about 15 minutes. Unwrap garlic and cool.
• Have ready a bowl of ice water. In a saucepan of boiling water blanch basil and parsley 10 seconds and drain in a sieve. Refresh herbs in ice water to stop cooking and drain in sieve. Sauce ingredients may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and kept separately, covered and chilled.
• In a blender blend garlic, zucchini, herbs, water, and lemon juice until smooth, about 1 minute, and season with salt and pepper.

ROASTED GARLIC HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Seperate garlic into individual cloves.
• Place cloves on sheet of tinfoil and drizzle with olive oil.
• Wrap cloves tightly in foil and bake for 45 minutes.
• While garlic is roasting, mince fresh herbs.
• Unwrap tinfoil and let cloves cool.
• Squeeze cloves out of paper casing into bowl.
• Mash together with fork or whisk butter, roasted garlic and herbs.
• Store covered in refrigerator for up to three days, bringing to room temperature before serving.

HERB AND GARLIC CRUSTED BEEF RIB ROAST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. For easy cleanup, line shallow roasting pan with foil. Place beef, fat side up, in pan. In small bowl, mix basil, thyme, salt, garlic powder and pepper; sprinkle and press onto all surfaces of roast. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of beef and does not rest in fat or touch bone. (Do not add water to pan.)
• For medium-rare, roast uncovered 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 135°F. (Temperature will continue to rise about 10°F, and beef will be easier to carve.) Cover beef loosely with foil; let stand 15 to 20 minutes until thermometer reads 145°F. For medium, roast 2 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours 45 minutes or until thermometer reads 150°F. Cover beef loosely with foil; let stand 15 to 20 minutes or until thermometer reads 160°F.
• Remove beef from pan onto carving board; carve beef. Serve with pan drippings if desired.