It is no mystery that we like to entertain at home. When we have guests over for dinner, I like to offer at least one thing that they don’t have in their fridge or couldn’t readily buy in the supermarket. A homemade appetizer, a twist on a traditional dish or something as simple as this Strawberry Butter, is what makes the meal memorable and different. I have been making this butter for many years with much success and we have close friends that expect it to be at the dinner table when we invite them over (right Bertin!).
I had not prepared it for a while until a few weeks ago, while having lunch at Mariposa Restaurant (Neiman Marcus) with my good friend Carmen in Miami, I was reminded about it since they serve their traditional strawberry butter with popovers. So as soon as I returned home I made sure I had some Strawberry Butter in my fridge. Hope you make some soon!
Enjoy!
Strawberry Butter
Ingredients
1/4 pound butter (1 stick at room temperature)
3 tbsp good quality strawberry preserves
Procedure
1. In a small bowl whisk butter until fluffy.
2. Add strawberry preserves and continue to whisk until fully incorporated.
3. My favorite way to store it is by making a “log” of butter and wrap it with clear plastic wrap to store in the fridge (like icebox cookies). Cut rounds when ready to serve. This butter should be served at room temperature. You may also put it a candy mold or piping bag to serve in individual bread plates, in ice cube trays or in a large butter crock. Delicious with warm bread or popovers.
Que rico Aleidita!!! I can’t wait to make this!!! I wonder… Para hacer una de guayaba… Same idea???
Loving the blog!!!! Congrats!!!!
hi carla! yes, follow the same procedure if you have guava preserves or jam. however if you have guava paste, follow the procedure of my guava cilantro sauce (without the cilantro) and then add to butter.
Do I add the vinegar and water too?? No, right? Just the melted guava paste?
you can omit the vinegar but do add the water to melt the guava paste. it might be easier if you find guava jam! good luck! let me know how it goes…
Something new to me, Aleida! Thank you for sharing – it sounds delicious.. 🙂
i know you are a master at homemade fruit preserves so you may try with other fruit preserves of your liking. enjoy!
Last night I had an unexpected visit, and quickly looked at your recipes to see what could I prepare in just minutes, so I found your strawberry butter recipe. I search my fridge and didn’t found Strawberry jelly, but I did found a 100% Colombian coffee with Blackberries jelly, which by the way is one of my favorites; I thought why not, I’ll give it a try. Mmm! You can not imagine the reaction of my guests, they couldn’t stop eating, and actually they finished it. I already bought the Strawberry jelly to make your original recipe, and I suppose that is as exquisite as my version of last moment.
congratulations kathy! i also love blackberry jam! i am glad your experiment was a great success! thank you for sharing your ideas with me and the rest of the readers of foodielady. keep your comments, suggestions and culinary adventures coming!!!
A jelly made out of Colombian Coffee with blackberries??? That sounds AMAZING!!!!! Where did you find that? I WANT IT!!!!