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maître d'hôtel butter

British  

noun

  1. melted butter mixed with parsley and lemon juice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He has even developed a compound honey-chipotle butter, which you can spoon atop the grilled beef, like a Mexican version of maître d’hôtel butter.

From Washington Post Sep. 9, 2020

Clockwise from bottom: moules frites; shrimp cocktail; hanger steak with maître d’hôtel butter; a green salad with haricots verts and watermelon radish.

From The New Yorker Sep. 13, 2019

Place them on a hot dish, and spread them with maître d’hôtel butter; garnish with parsley or watercress and thin slices of lemon.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Sprinkle it with salt and pepper, and spread with maître d’hôtel butter.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Serve with maître d’hôtel butter, mushroom, or olive sauce, placing the mushrooms or olives on top of the steak, the sauce under it.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

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