Garlic Gazpacho Butter

Description

Recipes courtesy Rachael Ray.

• Episode#: TMSP01, Copyright 2003 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved
• Difficulty: Easy

From "Catsrecipes Y-Group"

• Yield: 1 cup butter topping

Ingredients

• 1 large clove garlic
• 1 fresh jalapeno, seeded
• a handful cilantro leaves
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• ½ cup vegetable juice (recommended: V-8 or bloody mary mix)
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• ½ stick butter, softened

Procedures

1. Finely chop the garlic, jalapeno and cilantro and mash with the salt to paste it.
2. Transfer to a small pot and add the vegetable juice or bloody mary mix, hot sauce and butter.
3. Heat the combination over low heat until butter melts and transfer to a small bowl, for basting, or to a squirt bottle.
4. Serve warm with grilled corn.