The first meal on our new grill was delicious stake. My husband generously seasoned it and cooked it over the charcoal. For a sauce, he made a simple parsley butter, which melted on the meat as we said a blessing on the food. It was absolutely delicious. Since herb butter is the next recipe in Alice Water’s book too, I thought I’d share.

Alice Waters suggests using parsley butter on meat, fish, or vegetables. She also includes some garlic clove and lemon juice, which we didn’t add to ours but may have improved it even more.

Parsley Butter

Yield: sauce for two stakes

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) of unsalted butter

1/4 cup finely chopped parsley

pinch of salt and pepper

Directions:

Soften butter. Stir all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and chill.

Put pat of butter (as much as desired) on steaks when they are warm.

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1. Chimichurri-Rub Kabobs
2. Do You Eat Local?
3. The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters
4. Winnie-the-Pooh Chicken

Tags: Alice Waters, Alice Waters: The Art of Simple Food, grilling, meat, Sauces

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