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Horseradish-Ginger Butter

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 8 tablespoons (1/2 cup)

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened slightly
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish or wasabi
1 teaspoon finely minced peeled fresh ginger
1 teaspoon good-quality soy sauce
Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Cream the butter with a fork, integrating all the ingredients. Taste and add more of any ingredient you deem necessary.

From Mark Bittman's Quick and Easy Recipes From the New York Times by Mark Bittman Copyright (c) 2007 by Mark Bittman Published by Broadway Books. Mark Bittman is the author of the blockbuster Best Recipes in the World (Broadway, 2005) and the classic bestseller How to Cook Everything, which has sold more than one million copies. He is also the coauthor, with Jean-Georges Vongerichten, of Simple to Spectacular and Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef. Mr. Bittman is a prolific writer, makes frequent appearances on radio and television, and is the host of The Best Recipes in the World, a 13-part series on public television. He lives in New York and Connecticut.
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