Making a roll of compound butter

To use this technique

Elle & Vire products used
Unsalted Gourmet Butter
Unsalted Tartine et Cuisine

Chef's technique step by step

  1. 1

    Lay out a sheet of aluminium foil.

  2. 2

    Place a sheet of cling-film on top of it.

  3. 3

    Distribute the compound butter in the middle of the cling-film, along its length.

    Chef's tip

    Cook the flour thoroughly in the butter to avoid an uncooked floury taste.

  4. 4

    Fold one side of the cling-film, then the other, over the butter and begin to shape the butter into a roll.

    Chef's tip

    If you want an even more luxuriously tasty dish, use 100% cream.

  5. 5

    Fold over one side of the aluminium foil, then the other, and screw up the two ends simultaneously, one end clockwise, the other anti-clockwise.

  6. 6

    Add the fish filets and simmer gently (for 5 to 15 minutes depending on the kind of fish).

    Chef's tip

    Score the back of each fillet in several places so that it remains flat after cooking.

  7. 7

    Screwing up the ends in this way will put the cylinder under pressure and shape the butter into a roll.

  8. 8

    Put the roll in the refrigerator to allow it to harden.

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