Распечатать
E-mail
 |
Порций: 4
Ингредиенты
- 4 oz (1/2 c) unsalted butter
- 2 tbs melted butter
- 2 tsp. minced lemon grass
- 1/4 tsp grated lime rind
- 3 tbs finely chopped chives
- 1 tbs lime juice
- salt to taste
View Full Recipe at Simply Trini Cooking
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 44g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 257 | |
| Calories from Fat 253 | 98% |
| Total Fat 28.78g | 36% |
| Saturated Fat 18.23g | 73% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 76mg | 25% |
| Sodium 44mg | 2% |
| Potassium 28mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 0.73g | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugars 0.18g | 0% |
| Protein 0.41g | 1% |
,%20or%20fever%20grass%20as%20we%20call%20it,%20is%20only%20used%20for%20its%20medicinal%20properties.%20And%20so%20I%20thought%20that%20was%20all%20this%20plant%20would%20have%20been%20good%20for.%20That%20is%20until%20I%20started%20expanding%20my%20cooking%20horizons%20and%20was%20introduced%20to%20Thai%20and%20Vietnamese%20cooking%20where%20this%20wonderful%20fragrant%20grass%20is%20used%20extensively%20in%20many%20dishes.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAt%20first%20my%20Trini%20tongue%20and%20taste%20buds%20had%20to%20get%20accustomed%20to%20tasting%20lemongrass%20(fevergrass)%20outside%20of%20just%20medicine%20for%20fever%20but%20as%20soon%20as%20I%20got%20over%20that%20it%20was%20easy%20cooking.%20However%20I%20had%20to%20understand%20how%20to%20prepare%20the%20grass%20for%20cooking.%20Usually%20when%20using%20it%20for%20a%20fever%20we%20just%20use%20the%20leaves,%20but%20when%20cooking,%20the%20young%20white%20stalks%20are%20used%20in%20which%20the%20outer%20leaves%20and%20roots%20are%20cleaned%20and%20removed.%20It%20makes%20sense%20to%20prepare%20it%20in%20this%20way%20since%20the%20leaves%20has%20tiny%20hairs%20on%20it%20and%20we%20don%E2%80%99t%20want%20that%20in%20our%20food%20at%20all.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAs%20you%20would%20see%20or%20rather%20taste,%20this%20butter%20is%20really%20smooth%20with%20a%20mild%20lemongrass%20fragrance.%20But%20the%20only%20way%20you%20can%20really%20enjoy%20this%20butter%20is%20through%20cooking%20where%20the%20lemongrass%20flavour%20will%20get%20to%20infuse%20into%20the%20butter.%20So%20are%20you%20thinking%20of%20applications%20or%20ways%20in%20which%20you%20can%20use%20this%20exotic%20tasting%20butter?%20I%20sure%20can.%20But%20what%20about%20the%20chive?%20Well%20let%E2%80%99s%20say%20that%20you%20just%20can%E2%80%99t%20escape%20the%20trini%20twist%20in%20everything%20we%20do%20here%20on%20the%20site.%20I%20was%20more%20veering%20towards%20adding%20chadon%20beni%20but%20it%20would%20have%20overpowered%20the%20%E2%80%9Cpastel%E2%80%9D%20flavour%20of%20the%20lemongrass.%20Let%E2%80%99s%20make%20some%20chive%20and%20lemongrass%20butter.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ECHIVE%20AND%20LEMONGRASS%20BUTTER%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EHere%20I%E2%80%99m%20showing%20you%20all%20how%20to%20prepare%20the%20lemongrass.%20Elementary%20really.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EMix%20butter,%20add%20other%20ingredients%20add%20salt%20to%20taste%20mix%20thoroughly%20and%20then%20chill%20until%20firm.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EUse%20with%20chicken,%20fish%20or%20vegetable%20dishes.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EWell%20that%20was%20a%20simple%20recipe%20but%20it%20has%20to%20be%20used%20now%20in%20a%20dish%20to%20really%20see%20it%20shine.%20So%20in%20the%20next%20post%20I%E2%80%99ll%20show%20you%20what%20I%20did%20with%20it.%20Really%20delicious%20experiment%20I%20might%20add.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAh%20gone%3C/p%3E){kind=link}