"If you've been curious about experimenting with butter boards and savory spreads, then it's time to amp up the flavor with rich compound butters. There are plenty of ways to add different tastes to your butter for a variety of uses, whether added to a soup, smeared on a piece of toast, or accompanying a perfectly cooked steak. If you really want to give your next compound butter a boost of umami, use fish sauce for a uniquely special treat."
"Macri noted the versatility of a fish sauce-boosted compound butter that could be spread on almost anything including, "steak, fish, baked potatoes, cooked vegetables, or spread on sourdough with some fresh radishes on top." It's as simple as combining just softened butter and fish sauce or adding in other complementary ingredients such as minced garlic, soy sauce, and Worcestershire for even more complexity."
"There are a number of fish sauces around the world to choose from, but keep in mind that, with any of them, a little bit goes a long way. Additionally, these sauces are known to be particularly salty, meaning that you won't have to add any extra salt to your compound butter. Always taste your fish sauce first and go slowly when combining it with softened butter, noting that you can easily add more as needed, but it would be more difficult to remove."
Fish sauce enhances compound butter by adding deep umami and versatile savory flavor. Compound butter with fish sauce can be spread on steak, fish, baked potatoes, cooked vegetables, sourdough, or used to finish buttered noodles, providing concentrated flavor in a single condiment. Simple blends include softened butter with fish sauce alone or combined with minced garlic, soy sauce, and Worcestershire for added complexity. Fish sauces vary widely, so tasting first and adding slowly is important. Fish sauce is particularly salty, so avoid adding extra salt and balance intensity by using complementary spices and seasonings.
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