Cowboy Butter Recipe (2024)

Cowboy Butter Recipe

Cowboy butter is sweeping the nation! Everywhere I look, I see people making cowboy butter and sharing their photos.

It's totally understandable, considering how delicious it is! If you've never tried it, this is a recipe you'll want to try, perfect for the spicy food lover.

What is Cowboy Butter?

Cowboy butter is a compound butter made with butter, fresh herbs, and spices. It's ingredients are ideal for pairing with steak, though you can use it on chicken, fish, shrimp, vegetables, pretty much anything off the grill.

You can serve it like regular butter, sliced and added to the top of you dish to melt, or softened or melted then served as a dipping sauce.

I've seen it referred to as cowboy butter sauce as well.

It's a very customizable recipe, easily adapted to your favorite flavors. This is how I like to make mine, perfect for those who love it zesty and bold.

Let's talk about how to make cowboy butter, shall we?

How to Make Cowboy Butter - the Recipe Method

AS A SERVING SAUCE

• Melt the Butter. Melt the butter slowly in a pan. You can also use ghee (clarified butter) for this recipe.
• Mix the Ingredients. Gently stir in the remaining ingredients until well combined.
• Serve. Serve as a dipping sauce or spooned over your dish.

AS A COMPOUND BUTTER

• Mix and Form a Log. Mix all of the ingredients together in a small bowl, then transfer to a layer of plastic wrap. Form the butter mixture into the shape of a log about 1 inch in diameter, then wrap in the plastic.
• Refrigerate. Refrigerate until hardened, then slice and serve over grilled meats or veggies.

Boom! Done! Your cowboy butter is ready to serve. Easy enough to make, isn't it? Fire up the grill! Get those steaks or veggies ready!

Recipe Tips & Notes

• Customize your cowboy butter with other flavorful ingredients, like Worcestershire sauce, pungent horseradish, fresh shallot, rosemary, or your favorite hot sauce.

How to Serve Cowboy Butter

Cowboy butter is ideal for steak, though it also shines with anything off the grill, like grilled chicken, shrimp, or vegetables. Serve it melted, cold, or room temperature.

Try it over my grilled London boil recipe, this ancho crusted porterhouse, or blackened chicken.

You'll enjoy it on anything you normally enjoy with butter, like jalapeno cornbread or a slice of jalapeno cheddar Dutch oven bread.

Cookbook Recommendation

If you enjoy spicy cooking, I hope you'll check out my cookbook! 75 easy recipes with big, bold flavor.

• The Spicy Food Lovers' Cookbook, by Mike Hultquist (affiliate link, my friends!)