Serious Heat: Compound Butter That Adds a Cajun Flair

Name: Serious Heat: Compound Butter That Adds a Cajun Flair
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Cajun, Creole
Ingredients: 227 grams butter, softened; 1 stalk celery, diced; 1 mediums onion, diced; 1 Tbsp hot pepper sauce like Louisiana Original Hot Sauce; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper

The recipe Serious Heat: Compound Butter That Adds a Cajun Flair could satisfy your Creole craving in approximately 45 minutes. For 43 cents per serving, you get a side dish that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 279 calories. If you have salt and pepper, celery, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a medium sized sauté pan over medium heat, warm 1 tablespoon of butter, and sauté onion, celery and bell pepper until completely softened, about 7 to 10 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Butter

Celery

Onion

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Frying Pan

Cool, and transfer to the bowl of a food processor. Purée the vegetables until smooth.

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Vegetable

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Food Processor

Bowl

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the softened butter on medium speed for 3 minutes, or until lightened in color.

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Butter

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Bowl

Add vegetable purée and hot pepper sauce. Season with salt and pepper, and mix for another minute.

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Hot Sauce

Salt And Pepper

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Lay out a sheet of waxed paper, and empty the butter mixture onto it. Fold over the lip of the paper until the butter is covered, and pull back to form the butter into a log.

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Butter

Roll up the rest of the paper, and refrigerate for 1 hour to solidify.

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Roll