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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

TO ORDER: Entrecôte of Charolais beef with maître d'hôtel butter, recipe Auguste Escoffier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 30, 2010

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

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Serve on a hot dish with maître d'hôtel butter.

From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Parloa, Maria

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