Café de Paris Butter

Name: Café de Paris Butter
Yield: Approximately 500 g
Ingredients: 400 g Unsalted butter, softened, not melted; 15 g Dijon mustard; 4 g Mild curry powder; 10 g Anchovy fillets, very finely minced; 20 g Shallot, very fine brunoise; 15 g Capers, rinsed, dried and finely chopped; 10 g Fresh parsley, finely chopped; 5 g Fresh tarragon, finely chopped; 5 g Fresh chives, finely sliced; 3 g Garlic, finely grated; 10 ml Lemon juice; 2 g Lemon zest, finely grated; 10 ml Worcestershire sauce; 1 g Sweet paprika; 0.5 g Cayenne pepper; 0.25 g Freshly grated nutmeg; to taste Fine sea salt

Burro Café de Paris

A savoury compound butter with mustard, anchovy, capers, herbs, curry, citrus and Worcestershire for steak and grilled meats.

Café de Paris compound butter melting over a rested medium-rare steak.

A savoury compound butter with mustard, anchovy, capers, herbs, curry, citrus and Worcestershire for steak and grilled meats.

Approximately 500 g

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Ingredients

Batch

Compound butter

Unsalted butter, softened, not melted400 g
Dijon mustard15 g
Mild curry powder4 g
Anchovy fillets, very finely minced10 g
Shallot, very fine brunoise20 g
Capers, rinsed, dried and finely chopped15 g
Fresh parsley, finely chopped10 g
Fresh tarragon, finely chopped5 g
Fresh chives, finely sliced5 g
Garlic, finely grated3 g
Lemon juice10 ml
Lemon zest, finely grated2 g
Worcestershire sauce10 ml
Sweet paprika1 g
Cayenne pepper0.5 g
Freshly grated nutmeg0.25 g
Fine sea saltto taste

Method

Beat the softened butter until smooth and slightly lightened.
Add the Dijon, curry powder, anchovy, shallot, capers, herbs, garlic, lemon juice and zest, Worcestershire, paprika, cayenne and nutmeg. Mix until evenly distributed.
Taste before adding salt because the anchovy, capers and Worcestershire already contribute salinity.
Roll into a 4-5 cm cylinder, wrap tightly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
Slice into 10-15 g discs for service.

Chef’s notes

There is no single universally agreed Café de Paris formula. This version is deliberately balanced rather than aggressively spiced.
Keep refrigerated and slice cold. For longer storage, freeze the wrapped log and cut portions as needed.

Allergens and diet

Milk. Fish. Mustard.

Last refined · September 2026