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Guga's Butter of the Gods

Guga Food's God Butter
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time7 days
Active Time0 minutes

Ingredients

Cure for Egg Yolks

  • 3 Cups Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
  • 1 Cup White Sugar

God Butter Ingredients

  • 1 Cured Egg Yolk
  • 4 tbsp Roasted Bone Marrow
  • 8 tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • 1 tsp Parsley
  • 2 tsp Shallots
  • 1 Pinch Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
  • 1 tsp Anchovy Paste
  • 1 tsp Garlic Paste

Instructions

Curing Egg Yolks

  • Start by separating Egg yolks from Egg whites; You will need 1 cured egg yolk per batch.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine 3 cups of kosher salt to 1 cup of white sugar. This amount worked for me for covering 5 egg yolks. You may need to adjust - just maintain a 3:1 ratio and ensure that all parts of the egg yolk are surrounded by the salt and sugar mixture.
    3 Cups Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt, 1 Cup White Sugar
  • On a plate, lay out a layer of the salt/sugar mixture. With your spoon, make a divot in the cure to place your egg yolk on.
  • Cover the egg yolk with the remaining cure.
  • Place the plate in the refrigerator for 5-7 days. I cured for 6 days.
  • After 6 days, carefully extract the egg yolks from the salt/sugar cure.
  • If you own a dehydrator, use it. I set mine to 122F and dehydrated the cured egg yolks for 2 hours. If you're using an oven, set to the lowest temperature setting possible (usually ~170F), and crack the door with a wooden spoon. Then allow them to dehydrate for 30 minutes.

Soaking Bone Marrow

  • The third day into curing your egg yolks, soak your bone marrow. Grab a large mixing bowl and add your bone marrow bones to it. Fill it with water to determine how much you need to cover the bones.
  • Once you figure that out, take the bones out of the water and add half a cup of salt to the water. Agitate the water with a spoon to mix it.
  • Add the bones back to the water to soak. Cover with saran wrap or aluminum foil and put the bowl in your refrigerator for 3 days.

Roasting the Bone Marrow

  • After 3 days has elapsed, take the bone marrow bones out of the bowl. The marrow should be noticeably whiter than it was originally.
  • Place the bone marrow bones on a baking sheet.
  • Set your oven to broil and wait for 5-10 minutes for it to preheat.
  • Place the baking sheet on the 2nd rack from the top in your oven and allow the bone marrow to roast for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, take them out of the oven and allow them to cool or until you can handle the bones.
  • With a spoon, scoop the bone marrow out of the bones and add to a bowl; Discard the bones.

Making Butter of the Gods

  • Start by getting your food processor or blender ready.
  • Warm up a stick or 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter in your microwave for 10-20 seconds to soften. Add to your food processor afterwards.
    8 tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • Use your zester/rasp microplane to grate 1 cured egg yolk into the food processor.
    1 Cured Egg Yolk
  • Add the remaining ingredients.
    4 tbsp Roasted Bone Marrow, 1 tsp Parsley, 2 tsp Shallots, 1 Pinch Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt, 1 tsp Anchovy Paste
  • Blend until well combined. Once combined, use your spoonula to scoop it into a plastic bag.
    If you're using saran wrap, scoop it into a large piece of saran wrap. Fold all the edges of the cling wrap onto the butter and then twist the ends.
  • Place the wrapped god butter into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to set back up.