Learn How to Make Truffle Butter

Truffle butter is easy to prepare and should be done in advance to ensure the flavour is maximized. Use the truffle butter as a condiment, sparingly so as not to overpower the dish. What to do with truffle butter?

Here, are a few delicious ideas:

– eat on fresh bread
– stirred into pasta dishes
– put a slice on a sizzling steak
– stir into scrambled eggs
– mix into risotto
– add to mashed potatoes
– spread on grilled cheese sandwiches
– in the pan sauces with chicken or beef
– tossed into crisply cooked French beans
– melt it over hot asparagus

Truffle Butter

Easy to prepare and adds that "wow" factor to a dish.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Total Time 13 mins

Course Condiment

Cuisine French, Provencal

Ingredients

  

• 30 g (1 oz) Fresh Black Truffle grated
• 500 g (17oz) Salted butter softened

Instructions

 

• Mash the butter with fork until light and fluffy then stir in the grated truffle and mix well.
• Place on a piece of baking paper and shape into a log.
• Cover with cling film, roll up tight and tie ends.
  
• Refrigerate for at least 3 days. The longer the truffle is infused, the stronger it will be.
• Cut into slices as you need it.
  

Notes

The truffle butter will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge or it can also be frozen.

Keyword Black Truffles, Butter

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For more about truffles in the South of France, read this post Elusive Truffles Hunting for Black Gold in Provence.

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