This cowboy butter is an easy-to-make dipping sauce recipe that is perfect for pairing with your family's favorite main course protein! It's loaded with garlic, shallot, herbs, spices, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and horseradish. In just minutes, you'll have flavor-packed butter sauce that everyone will be obsessed with!
Easy Cowboy Butter Recipe
This delicious cowboy butter sauce is an easy and quick way to dress up any meat dinner! Melted butter is blended with lemon juice, minced garlic, minced shallot, Dijon mustard, and horseradish, then stirred with herbs and spices!
It's an exceptionally tasty condiment to pair with steak, pork, chicken, as well as game meat. Once you see how simple this recipe is, you'll have yourself a new go-to sauce recipe that you can whip up in a flash!
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🥘 Cowboy Butter Ingredients
This recipe only requires a handful of basic ingredients! They're easy to find at the grocery store, or you might even have them in your kitchen already.
- Butter - 1 cup of butter (melted).
- Lemon Juice - 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (about ½ a large lemon, squeezed).
- Garlic - 2 tablespoons of garlic (minced).
- Shallot - ¼ cup shallot (minced, about 1 small shallot).
- Dijon Mustard - 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard.
- Horseradish - 1 tablespoon of horseradish (prepared).
- Fresh Parsley - 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley (chopped, or 1 tablespoon freeze-dried or dried parsley).
- Dried Chives - 1 tablespoon of dried chives.
- Dried Thyme - 1 teaspoon of dried thyme.
- Paprika - ¼ teaspoon of paprika.
- Salt & Pepper - ⅛ teaspoon of each, salt & pepper (to taste).
- Cayenne Pepper - 1 pinch of cayenne pepper.
*Be sure to see the free printable recipe card below for ingredients, exact amounts & instructions with tips!*
🔪 How To Make Cowboy Butter
There are only 3 simple steps to making this irresistible dipping sauce! Grab a small mixing bowl, a silicone spatula set (or whisk), and some measuring spoons to get started.
1 batch of homemade cowboy butter will yield 1 serving. You can easily double or triple the recipe depending on the amount of meat you cook!
- Stir. In a small mixing bowl, stir or whisk the 1 cup of melted butter, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of minced garlic, ¼ cup of minced shallot, 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard, and 1 tablespoon of prepared horseradish until well blended. *Use an immersion blender or blender to make your sauce creamy if desired.
- Add ingredients. Add in the 2 tablespoons of parsley, 1 tablespoon of dried chives, 1 teaspoon of thyme, ¼ teaspoon of paprika, ⅛ teaspoon of salt & pepper, and 1 pinch of cayenne pepper, and stir until evenly distributed in the dipping sauce.
- Serve. Serve with steak or your favorite meats.
This tasty butter sauce is perfect for dipping your favorite meats, spreading on rolls, or drizzling over roasted vegetables! I like to serve it as a steak sauce when I make grilled T-bone steaks. Enjoy!
💭 Angela's Tips & Recipe Notes
- You may use softened butter in place of melted butter for a thicker sauce or butter spread.
- I recommend using good-quality butter for the best results. European butter brands like Kerrygold, Plugra, Echire, Wuthrich, Beurdell, or any European-style variety will have a higher fat content and will yield the best results.
- If you want a thicker sauce, add more Dijon mustard. For a thinner sauce, add more butter.
🥡 Storing
Store your leftover cowboy butter in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Place cowboy butter in a freezer-safe container in the freezer for up to 4 months. When you are ready to serve, thaw your cowboy butter in the fridge overnight to enjoy the next day.
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❓ Recipe FAQs
There are many ways you can serve this homemade cowboy butter sauce, whether you use it as a sauce or spread! It's delicious to pair with grilled steak, chicken, pork, or game meat but is also great for spreading over garlic bread! I also love sauteeing vegetables with it, like squash and zucchini, green beans, or asparagus and tomatoes.
Absolutely! Cowboy butter can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days so you can make it in advance and serve it when you are ready.
Yes! Cowboy butter is a versatile sauce that you can easily add or swap ingredients to tweak the flavor to your preference. If you are wanting more of a kick to this butter sauce recipe, you can add some red pepper flakes. You can also add lemon zest if you like a more forward lemon flavor!
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Cowboy Butter
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (melted)
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice (about ½ a large lemon, squeezed)
- 2 tablespoon garlic (minced)
- ¼ cup shallot (minced, about 1 small shallot)
- 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon horseradish (prepared)
- 2 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped, or use 1 tablespoon freeze dried or dried parsley)
- 1 tablespoon dried chives
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon each, salt & pepper (to taste)
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
(Note: 2x or 3x only changes the ingredient list)
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, stir or whisk the melted butter, lemon juice, minced garlic, minced shallot, Dijon mustard, and prepared horseradish until well blended. *Use and immersion blender or blender to make your sauce creamy if desired.
- Add in the parsley, dried chives, thyme, paprika, salt & pepper, and cayenne pepper and stir until evenly distributed in the dipping sauce.
- Serve with steak or your favorite meats.
Notes
- You may use softened butter in place of melted butter for a thicker sauce or butter spread.
- I recommend using good-quality butter for the best results. European butter brands like Kerrygold, Plugra, Echire, Wuthrich, Beurdell, or any European-style variety will have a higher fat content and will yield the best results.
- If you want a thicker sauce, add more Dijon mustard. For a thinner sauce, add more butter.
- To store: Store your leftover cowboy butter in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- To freeze: Place cowboy butter in a freezer-safe container in the freezer for up to 4 months. When you are ready to serve, thaw your cowboy butter in the fridge overnight to enjoy the next day.
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