Holy Chipotle butter sauce in a serving dish

Holy Chipotle Butter Sauce

Holy Chipotle Butter Sauce combines softened butter, orange and juniper berries with HOLY CHIPOTLE! Marinade & Cooking Sauce. The ingredients are blended in a food processor, shaped into a log and refrigerated until firm.

Although the original recipe calls it a butter sauce, the preparation produces a compound butter that can be sliced into individual portions. Place a slice over salmon, chicken, duck or vegetables and allow it to soften over the food.

Holy Chipotle Butter Sauce Recipe Details

Chilling time: Until firm
Course: Condiment
Cuisine: Southwestern
Preparation method: Food processor and chilling

Ingredients

How to Make Holy Chipotle Butter Sauce

  1. Place the softened butter in a food processor.

  2. Add the juniper berries, HOLY CHIPOTLE! Marinade & Cooking Sauce, sugar, Triple Sec, orange zest and fresh orange juice.

  3. Process the ingredients until thoroughly combined.

  4. Transfer the butter mixture to a sheet of wax paper.

  5. Use the wax paper to shape the mixture into a log.

  6. Wrap the butter log securely in the wax paper.

  7. Refrigerate it until firm enough to slice.

  8. Slice off portions as needed and use them to top salmon, chicken, duck or vegetables.

Is This a Butter Sauce or Compound Butter?

The published recipe calls the finished product Holy Chipotle Butter Sauce. However, a pourable sauce is generally served in liquid form.

This recipe is shaped into a log, refrigerated until firm and sliced into portions. That preparation more closely resembles compound butter. Keeping the original name preserves the published recipe while explaining what cooks should expect.

Tips for Making Chipotle Compound Butter

Soften the butter before placing it in the food processor, but do not melt it. Softened butter blends with the other ingredients while remaining firm enough to shape after chilling.

Process the mixture thoroughly so the juniper berries and orange zest are distributed throughout the butter.

Shape the mixture while it is still soft. The wax paper helps contain the butter and create an evenly formed log.

The recipe contains Triple Sec and is not cooked. The liqueur remains an uncooked ingredient in the finished compound butter.

What Does HOLY CHIPOTLE! Sauce Add?

HOLY CHIPOTLE! Marinade & Cooking Sauce is a mild, tangy New Mexico cooking sauce that can be used for marinating, dipping and simmering.

In this compound butter, its chipotle flavor is balanced by fresh orange juice, orange zest, sugar and aromatic juniper berries.

How to Serve Holy Chipotle Butter Sauce

Slice the chilled butter shortly before serving. Place individual portions over:

  • Salmon

  • Chicken

  • Duck

  • Roasted vegetables

  • Grilled vegetables

For another salmon recipe, try Grilled Salmon with Prickly Pear Soy Marinade.

For additional recipes featuring HOLY CHIPOTLE! Sauce, make Chipotle Cheddar Mashed Potatoes or Holy Chipotle Flamin’ Posole.

Browse the complete Taste New Mexico recipe collection for more Southwestern sauces, seasonings, meals and side dishes.

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