Smoked Cowboy Butter

Have you ever tried smoked butter (or, for that matter, heard of it)? Cowboy butter is fantastic as it is, but when you add a delicate smoky flavor, the result is a whole new level of savoriness. How can you use smoked cowboy butter? Here is some information about using smoked cowboy butter, and recipes that contain cowboy butter where you can switch out for the smoked version.

Cowboy Butter Steak

Cowboy Butter Goes on Everything

How to Make Cowboy Butter (the basic version)

I recommend using clarified butter for this recipe. If you can’t make sure to use unsalted butter.

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ cup chopped chives
• ½ cup rough-cut parsley
• 1 tbsp thyme
• 2 tbsp smoky paprika
• 1 tbsp bell pepper flakes
• ½ cup Dijon mustard
• 1 cup melted butter

Instructions

1. Preheat your smoker to 190F
2. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly
3. Transfer to an iron skillet
4. Put the skillet in the smoker and close it
5. Smoke for 25 minutes
6. Let it cool
7. Place it in the refrigerator until it starts hardening up
8. Rip off some plastic wrap. Put ½ of the butter on the wrap
9. Mold the butter into the shape of a tube.
10. Roll the wrap-up and twist the ends
11. Repeat with the other half of the butter
12. Put it back into the refrigerator for use. 
13. You now have a smoked cowboy compound butter ready for use.

Tip: You can store the butter in the freezer for up to 6 months. If you plan on so doing, pour some of the cooled smoked butter into ice cube trays. Let it solidify. Pop-out into a food storage bag. Grab what you need, when you need it.

PitMaster’s Memo

The smoking woods that best match this recipe are peach, apple and cherry. If you want a bold smoky edge, use hickory.

You can put smoked butter on so many things. Seafood sings, matching perfectly for an amazing flavor. Also,

• Baste steaks with it
• Mix into mashed potatoes
• Offer it with rolls or baguette
• Lather your grilled corn with it
• Add to eggs
• Toss with pasta
• Rub it all over poultry skin before cooking
• Use in pulled pork braising sauce 

Sides

Baked Beans

Butternut or acorn squash

Grilled shrimp

Honey Corn Bread

Kielbasa

Desserts

Apple Betty

Bacon pecan pie

Cinnamon shortbread

Peach cobbler

Penuche

From the Bar

Bourbon

Dark roast coffee

Salted caramel martini

White Wine

Rauchbier