# Garlic Butter for Steaks

Garlic butter for steaks is the confit's first dividend: chop 15 confit cloves fine, stir them through the thyme-garlic butter saved from making garlic confit, salt it, roll it into a log and chill until firm. From then on, steak night is handled — one slice melts over a hot steak into an instant pan sauce. Makes one log, about 10 slices.

- **Prep:** 15 min · **Total:** 15 min
- **Servings:** 10
- **Difficulty:** Easy
- **Cuisine:** French
- **Category:** Side Dish
- **Video:** [Garlic Season: Confit, Black Garlic & the Ultimate Dip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edebLghSQfI&t=84s) (recipe starts at 1:24)
- **Recipe page:** https://webspoon.world/recipes/garlic-butter-for-steaks/

## Ingredients

- 15 cloves garlic confit (from the Garlic Confit recipe)
- 300 g butter saved from the confit (the strained thyme-garlic butter; ghee-based confit works too)
- salt (to taste)

## Instructions

1. Fish the thyme out of the strained confit butter — it has done its job.
2. Chop the confit cloves fine so the garlic spreads evenly through the butter.
3. Salt the softened confit butter and stir the garlic through.
4. Roll it into a log in plastic wrap and chill until firm.
5. Slice a coin onto a hot steak straight off the pan and let it melt in.

## Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

- Calories: 220
- Protein: 1g
- Fat: 24g
- Carbs: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 125mg

## FAQ

### Can I make this without making garlic confit first?

You can soften 300 g of good butter and mix in roasted or confited garlic from a jar — but the point of this version is that the butter itself already spent an hour infusing with garlic and thyme in the confit. It is a two-for-one from the same dish.

### How long does garlic butter keep?

Wrapped tight, about two weeks in the fridge — or slice the chilled log, freeze the coins on a tray and bag them: three months of steak finishers, one slice at a time, no thawing needed before it hits hot meat.

### What else is it good on besides steak?

Anything that benefits from garlic and fat meeting heat: baked potatoes, grilled fish, green beans, corn, a split baguette under the broiler, or a spoonful stirred into pan juices for an instant sauce.

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Source: [Garlic Butter for Steaks — Webspoon World](https://webspoon.world/recipes/garlic-butter-for-steaks/)