Bacon Compound Butter with flavorful blue cheese, spinach, lemon and hot sauce.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine French
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 48servings
Calories 85kcal
Author Tristin Rieken
Ingredients
2cupsunsalted butter1 pound
4slicespeppered bacon
½cupblue cheesecrumbled
5clovesgarlicminced
1mediumscallionwhites and greens chopped
2poundsfresh spinachor substitute a 10 ounce box of frozen spinach, thawed, drained, and pressed to remove all the liquid
⅛teaspoonred pepper flakes
2teaspoonsfresh lemon juicefrom 1 small lemon
2dasheshot sauceor to taste
Instructions
Cook bacon slices in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat until crispy. Remove and set aside. Reduce heat to medium and pour out all but 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings.
4 slices peppered bacon
Add garlic and scallion to skillet. When the garlic is fragrant, after about 30 seconds add red pepper flakes and fresh spinach in handfuls. Cook until all the spinach is sauteed, substantially decreased in size and coated with garlic bacon grease. Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl. Discarding any additional liquid.
5 cloves garlic, 1 medium scallion, ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes, 2 pounds fresh spinach
Chop bacon slices and add to spinach in bowl with lemon juice and hot sauce. Cover and chill until cool, at least 30 minutes.
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, 2 dashes hot sauce
Whip cooled bacon spinach mixture with room temperature butter until combined.
2 cups unsalted butter
Then gently stir in blue cheese.
½ cup blue cheese
Divide in half and spoon onto two sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper then roll into two compact logs. Twist the ends to seal and place in the fridge to firm up before using.
Notes
Store in refrigerator for up to a month of frozen up to three months.Makes 2 large logs.