Porcini-Red Wine Butter

Melt coins of this umami-rich butter on grilled steaks, salmon fillets, or chicken breasts.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped dried porcini mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon red wine
• Kosher salt

• Ingredient Info

  Find dried porcini mushrooms in the produce section of better supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets.

Preparation

• Put butter on a work surface and sprinkle with mushrooms. Drizzle with wine and season with salt. Using a knife, finely chop together until well combined. Transfer butter mixture to a sheet of parchment paper, wax paper, or plastic wrap, placing on edge closest to you. Fold paper over and roll into a cylinder, twisting the ends; wrap airtight in foil. Chill until solid. Butter will keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks or frozen for up to 3 months.