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    The Bold Compound Butter That Will Change How You Cook There’s a classic dinner table moment, a bite, a pause, then wide eyes. That’s the curry cowboy butter moment, which we first saw by melting a spiced pat over a sizzling ribeye. It never fails. Curry cowboy butter has everything you love about classic cowboy…

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    Picture this: it’s a Tuesday night. You’ve got a bag of mussels in the fridge, half a stick of butter, and exactly zero desire to spend an hour cooking. Forty minutes later, twenty of which were spent eating Cowboy Butter Mussels, you’re dragging the last piece of sourdough through a golden, herb-speckled broth and wondering…

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Cowboy Butter vs Garlic Butter

Ask most home cooks what they put on their steak or their dinner bread, and they’ll say “garlic butter” without a second thought. It’s a staple. It works. But a few years ago, I started noticing something: every time I made Cowboy butter instead, people asked what was different, and why it tasted so much…
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Curry Cowboy Butter

The Bold Compound Butter That Will Change How You Cook There’s a classic dinner table moment, a bite, a pause, then wide eyes. That’s the curry cowboy butter moment, which we first saw by melting a spiced pat over a sizzling ribeye. It never fails. Curry cowboy butter has everything you love about classic cowboy…
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Honey Cowboy Butter

The Sweet-Heat Compound Butter That Upgrades Everything You know that moment when a pat of butter melts over a hot piece of grilled chicken, and the whole kitchen smells incredible? But with a golden drizzle of honey weaving through it, fresh herbs flecking every bite, a gentle kick of heat building at the back of…
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Cowboy Butter Mussels

Picture this: it’s a Tuesday night. You’ve got a bag of mussels in the fridge, half a stick of butter, and exactly zero desire to spend an hour cooking. Forty minutes later, twenty of which were spent eating Cowboy Butter Mussels, you’re dragging the last piece of sourdough through a golden, herb-speckled broth and wondering…
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Cowboy Butter Scallops

The Ultimate Restaurant-Quality Seafood Recipe You’ll Crave Cowboy Butter Scallops offer a bold, restaurant-quality seafood dish ready in under 30 minutes. Jumbo sea scallops are paired with a garlicky, herb-packed cowboy butter sauce that’s smoky, tangy, and spicy, easy to make at home with simple ingredients. Cowboy butter is perfect for a date night, special…
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5 Minutes

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Variations

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50+ Uses

Steak, chicken, veggies, seafood, bread

Zero Waste

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Cowboy Butter vs Garlic Butter

15 best things to put cowboy butter on

15 Best Things to Put Cowboy Butter On

curry cowboy butter

Curry Cowboy Butter

Honey Cowboy Butter

Honey Cowboy Butter

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Cowboy Butter Mussels

Cowboy Butter Scallops

Cowboy Butter Scallops

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Frequently Ask Questions (FAQ’S)

Cowboy butter is simply a type of flavored butter or compound butter. It is prepared by blending softened unsalted butter with some herbs, spices, garlic, lemon juice, and mustard. It is a wide blend of silky buttery goodness and combines several excellent flavors. Cowboy butter has quickly turned into a favorite for many. It is versatile and can be used as a spread, dipping sauce, or drizzle over meats. 

Making cowboy butter sauce is super simple. All you need is softened butter and the following… Garlic, fresh parsley, chives, salt, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, paprika, and cayenne. Combine all in a bowl, and you have a bold, delicious cowboy butter in no time. 

Cowboy butter will last for around two months if stored in the freezer in an appropriate container. Once it has been made, let it sit for a short while so that it will solidify, and then wrap it in either plastic wrap or parchment paper, twisting the ends to create a butter log. It can then be placed in the freezer. Whenever you need it, simply take it out, slice off the butter you need, and it is ready for use.

If used intelligently, cowboy butter may be a healthy choice. However, since butter is always high in calories and fat, avoid excessive use. If you have health issues, use even less. There are also healthy herbs, spices, and lemon juice, which are a good source of nutrients and antioxidants. Being keto and low-carb is also a plus, and making it a healthy option, it has healthy fats and sodium; just be mindful of how much you eat.