Dijon Butter Sauce Recipes

LIGHT & CREAMY DIJON SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine half & half, Dijon mustard, flour and salt in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 3-5 minutes or until mixture begins to thickened. (Do not boil.)
• Stir in green onions; remove from heat. Add butter, stirring constantly with whisk, until smooth.
• Serve sauce immediately over chicken breasts or fish.

DIJON PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat pan drippings (fond) in their skillet or roasting pan over high heat. Stir mustard into skillet.
• Pour chicken stock into skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook at a boil until sauce has a cream consistency, 2 to 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat. Whisk cold butter into sauce until butter is melted and sauce is shiny.

DIJON SAUCE FOR VEGGIES

Steps:

• In a small nonstick saucepan, saute the onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in milk. Combine cornstarch and broth until smooth; stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. , Remove from the heat. Whisk in cream cheese until melted. Stir in the mustard, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Serve with vegetables.

SALMON WITH DIJON BUTTER SAUCE, ASPARAGUS AND HERB BUTTER ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Place asparagus spears into a large skillet, and pour in enough water to cover the bottom of the skillet about 1/2 inch deep. Place skillet over medium heat, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until the water has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
• Stir unsalted butter and pecans into the skillet with asparagus, and let simmer until asparagus are beginning to brown and pecans are fragrant, about 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
• Season salmon fillets with salt and black pepper and set aside for about 5 minutes; pat off any excess moisture with paper towels.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and pan-fry the salmon fillets in the hot oil until browned and the flesh flakes easily and is nearly opaque in the center, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Squeeze half a lemon over the salmon fillets as they cook.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil; stir in the angel hair pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still slightly firm, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain well and return to saucepan.
• Stir 2 tablespoons butter, parsley, and basil into the cooked pasta until coated; sprinkle with salt and black pepper to taste.
• To make sauce, melt 2 more tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over low heat until melted; stir in Dijon mustard, and squeeze remaining lemon half into the sauce. Allow to simmer for about 3 minutes to blend flavors.
• To serve, divide angel hair pasta between two plates, top each serving of pasta with half the asparagus and pecans, and arrange a fillet over the asparagus. Spoon Dijon dressing over fillets to serve.

DIJON HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place egg product, lemon juice, mustard and pepper in blender container; cover. Blend on medium speed.
• Add hot butter gradually through feed tube, blending on low speed until mixture is well blended.

STUFFED PORK CHOPS WITH DIJON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat reserved oil from sun-dried tomatoes over medium-high heat. Stir in tomatoes, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper and 1 teaspoon of the thyme. Cook 2 minutes; transfer tomato mixture to medium bowl. Stir in bread crumbs and cheeses; set aside.
• In thick side of each pork chop, cut a slit about 2 inches deep and 3 inches long to form a pocket (do not cut in half). Spoon 2 tablespoons tomato-cheese mixture into each pocket; pinch edges of pork to seal. Sprinkle pork with remaining 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 450°F. In same nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook 4 pork chops in oil 4 minutes, turning once. Place pork on cooling rack in 15x10x1-inch pan. Repeat with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and 4 pork chops. Bake 25 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of pork reads 145°F.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix broth, lemon peel, lemon juice, mustard and remaining 1 teaspoon thyme. Pour into skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 7 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in butter; cover to keep warm. Serve pork chops with sauce.

DIJON BUTTER

Steps:

• Allow the butter to come to room temperature.
• Blend the ingredients together.
• Place in a tub or wrap in plastic wrap to form a tube shape and refrigerate until firm.
• Serve over hot food, yummy!

SPICY HONEY DIJON SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small food processor, combine all ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.

CORN ON THE COB WITH HORSERADISH-DIJON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the ears of corn as suggested in *Steps #4 and #5.
• Sauce: combine ingredients and mix well.
• For each ear of corn, spread on approximately 1 tablespoon of the sauce.
• *Note: For stove top directions to cook corn, bring large pot of water to boil. Add the prepared corn cobs to the water, cover and simmer for approximately 10-12 minutes.
• If grilling corn, spread sauce on cobs, wrap tightly in foil and grill. Or, grill corn directly on the grill basting on the sauce as the ears cook.

DIJON BEEF TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add steaks; cook 4-6 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Remove from pan; keep warm., In same pan, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until tender. Stir in stock; bring to a boil. Cook 1-2 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in mustard; remove from heat. Cube remaining butter; stir into sauce just until blended. Serve with steaks.