Chili Lime Butter

This delicious and exotic butter came from a recipe that Tyler Florence created, but as always, I tweaked it.

Chili lime butter is an excellent addition to any Latin, Mexican, or Spanish dish. It is so simple. All you need is some ingredients that you probably already have lying around your kitchen, and of course- a lime.

The Recipe: 

• 1 stick of butter
• 3 or more teaspoons chili powder
• 1 lime zested
• 1/2 of a lime, juiced
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch garlic powder

*Optional: Some minced cilantro

The Procedure:

1. Let your butter soften so that you are able to mash it. You can either let this sit on your counter for several hours, or you can take the short cut like me and microwave it for a few seconds until it is soft.

2. In a small bowl, place your butter in and mash it until it is creamed

3. Add the rest of the ingredients.

4. Mix thoroughly and enjoy.

 So easy!

If you are making corn on the cob, rub the butter all over the corn immediately before serving, or mix in with vegetables or rice. You can even top it on meat or fish, and it would make a fantastic ingredient for southwestern cornbread.

You can store this butter for weeks for infinite delicious recipes.

*This photo is courtesy of the foodchannel.com*