Christmas

Enjoy Christmas with Western Star

Cooking rice by absorption method?

Add a knob of butter to the water for a delicious buttery flavour and separated grains. Especially great served with curries? 

Best ever green beans!

Melt a knob of butter in a fry pan until foamy, toss in your steamed green beans and slivered almonds until almonds are just golden. Delicious! 

Dry roast chicken?

Avoid a dry chicken by stuffing some flavoured butter under the skin before roasting. Simply ease your fingers under the skin of the chicken breast to create a pocket (without breaking through) and fill it with softened flavoured butter. The butter bastes and flavours the chicken as it cooks leaving you with a moist and tender roast! 

Add extra flavour to filo

When brushing filo pastry sheets with butter for savoury applications, try melting the butter in the microwave with a bruised clove of garlic, for a little extra flavour! 

Grilling mushrooms?

Trying mixing horseradish with grainy mustard, parsley and softened butter and dolloping over the flat mushrooms before grilling. Also great with steak. 

Fussy Eaters?

Stir a squeeze of honey and dab of butter into steamed carrots, the kids are guaranteed to eat these veggies. 

Which butter should I use to make sweet pastries?

We recommend Chef's Choice - it's higher fat content and creamier finish makes it ideal for sweet pastries.