Beurre Maître d'Hôtel during the last few minutes of cooking. It may be used in the place of a sauce, and a small amount can significantly add to a dish's overall flavor. Beurre Maître d'Hôtel is used as an ingredient in Chateaubriand sauce, which is sometimes used in the preparation of Chateaubriand steak. The butter is used in the last stage of the sauce's preparation, whereby after the sauce is strained, it is finished with Beurre Maître d'Hôtel. Chopped tarragon may also be added to the sauce during this last preparation stage. Beurre Maître d'Hôtel Beurre Maître d'Hôtel, also referred to as Maître
Beurre d'Isigny Beurre d'Isigny Beurre d'Isigny is a type of cow's milk butter made in the area and the valleys of the rivers running into it, comprising several French communes surrounding Isigny-sur-Mer and straddling the Manche and Calvados departments of northern France. The butter has a natural golden colour as a result of high levels of carotenoids. The butter contains 82% fatty solids and is rich in oleic acid and minerals salts (particularly sodium). These salts provide flavour and a long shelf-life. The local producers requested protection for their milk products as early as the 1930s with a definition of the production