Butter Recipes (Seed Oil Free)

Here are all 79 recipes on The Foodie Kitchen that cook with butter, grouped by meal. None of them use seed oils.

Jump to: Breakfast & Brunch · Dinner & Main Dishes · Sides, Soups & Breads · Desserts & Baking · Snacks, Dips & Sauces · Drinks

Breakfast & Brunch

• Brown Butter Pancakes — Seed Oil Free Weekend Breakfast — Brown butter pancakes with a nutty, caramelised depth that no vegetable oil version can match. Seed oil free, 20 minutes.
• Butter French Toast — Brioche in Brown Butter — Brown butter French toast with brioche — caramelised, eggy, deeply flavoured. No vegetable oil. Seed oil free breakfast in 15 minutes.
• Colombian Arepas — Butter-Fried Corn Cakes — Colombian arepas — corn masa cakes pan-fried in grass-fed butter with melted cheese inside. Seed oil free. The everyday Colombian staple.
• Dutch Baby Pancake in Brown Butter — Breakfast Showstopper — Dutch baby pancake in brown butter — one batter, one cast iron, 25 minutes. Dramatically puffed, crispy edges, custardy centre. Seed oil fre
• Turkish Eggs — Çılbır in Brown Butter and Chilli — Çılbır is the Ottoman breakfast that has survived into the modern Turkish kitchen — poached eggs on thick garlic yoghurt with brown butter a

Dinner & Main Dishes

• Beef Bourguignon — French Braised Beef in Butter and Tallow — Beef bourguignon — French beef and red wine braise in butter and tallow. Julia Child's technique, seed oil free. Rich, deeply complex.
• Bobotie — South African Spiced Minced Beef Bake — Bobotie — South Africa's national dish. Spiced ground beef baked with an egg custard topping. Cooked in butter, seed oil free.
• Butter Garlic Salmon — Pan Seared in Grass-Fed Butter — Pan-seared salmon in grass-fed butter with garlic and lemon — crispy skin, restaurant technique, seed oil free. Ready in 15 minutes.
• Butter Mac and Cheese — No Seed Oils — Homemade mac and cheese with grass-fed butter roux — no processed cheese sauce, no seed oils. The best macaroni cheese you'll make.
• Butter Roasted Chicken — Crisp Skin, Ancestral Fat — Whole chicken roasted under a compound butter crust — the fat bastes from inside out as it cooks. Crisp skin, juicy meat, zero seed oils.
• Butter Short Ribs — Low and Slow, No Seed Oils — Short ribs braised low and slow in butter and red wine — collagen-rich, seed oil free, the kind of dish that improves with every hour.
• Cacio e Pepe in Butter — The Roman Pasta That Needs Nothing Else — Cacio e pepe is three ingredients — pasta, Pecorino Romano, and black pepper — emulsified with pasta water and butter into the simplest and
• Chicken Korma — Mild Ghee and Coconut Cream Curry — Chicken korma cooked in ghee with coconut cream — mild, fragrant, deeply rich. Seed oil free Indian recipe.
• Chicken Piccata in Brown Butter and Capers — Chicken piccata is the Italian-American classic — thin chicken cutlets dredged in flour and pan-fried in butter with lemon, capers, and whit
• Coq au Vin — Classic French Chicken Braised in Butter and Red Wine — Coq au vin — bone-in chicken braised in red wine with butter, lardons, and mushrooms. The French classic, entirely seed oil free. 90 minutes
• Delhi Butter Chicken — North Indian Murgh Makhani in Ghee — North Indian murgh makhani cooked in ghee and butter — rich, fragrant, and completely seed oil free. The real Delhi version.
• Ethiopian Doro Wat — Spiced Chicken Stew in Niter Kibbeh — Doro wat is Ethiopia's most celebrated national dish — chicken drumsticks and hard-boiled eggs slow-cooked in a deeply spiced berbere and ni
• Garlic Butter Shrimp — Pan Seared in Brown Butter — Pan-seared shrimp in brown butter and garlic — done in 8 minutes, seed oil free. The brown butter makes every bite.
• Georgian Khinkali — Spiced Meat Dumplings in Butter — Khinkali are Georgian soup dumplings — thick-wrapped bundles of spiced beef and pork with herbs and broth inside. Boiled and served with mel
• Ghee Butter Chicken — Authentic Murgh Makhani — Authentic butter chicken cooked in ghee — no seed oils, no shortcuts. The richest, most flavourful murgh makhani you'll make.
• Ghee Dal Makhani — Slow-Cooked Black Lentils — Dal makhani cooked in ghee — black lentils slow-simmered with tomatoes, cream, and butter. Seed oil free, deeply comforting.
• Greek Lamb Kleftiko — Slow Roasted in Butter and Parchment — Greek lamb kleftiko slow-roasted in butter and sealed in parchment — the ancient method that makes the most tender lamb imaginable.
• Hawaiian Garlic Butter Shrimp — North Shore Style — Hawaiian garlic butter shrimp cooked the way Giovanni's does it — shell-on, 12 cloves of garlic, grass-fed butter. No seed oils.
• Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp in Butter — Giovanni's Style — Hawaiian garlic shrimp trucks line the North Shore of Oahu, the most famous being Giovanni's shrimp truck. The recipe is simple: head-on shr
• Huli Huli Chicken in Tallow — Hawaiian BBQ Chicken — Huli huli chicken is Hawaii's roadside BBQ — whole chickens or pieces glazed in a sweet-savoury sauce of soy, ginger, pineapple juice and br
• Italian Pasta Carbonara — Butter and Lard Version — Spaghetti carbonara with butter and lard — no cream, no seed oils. The Roman original with guanciale substitute. Ready in 20 minutes.
• Korean Beef Bowl in Tallow — Bulgogi-Inspired Weeknight Dinner — Bulgogi-inspired ground beef cooked in tallow with ginger, garlic, and sesame — served over rice with pickled cucumber and crispy fried egg.
• Lard-Seared Pork Chops with Apple and Cider Pan Sauce — Seed Oil Free — Bone-in pork chops seared in lard, with caramelised apples and an apple cider pan sauce mounted with cold butter. One skillet, no seed oils.
• Lebanese Kibbeh — Lamb and Bulgur in Lamb Fat — Lebanese kibbeh — ground lamb and bulgur wheat croquettes fried in lamb fat or tallow. Seed oil free. The national dish of Lebanon.
• Lemon Butter Chicken Pasta — Pan Roasted in Brown Butter — Lemon chicken pasta in brown butter — the sauce comes together in the pan with the chicken fond. One pan, 25 minutes, seed oil free.
• Low Carb Beef Tacos in Tallow — Seed Oil Free Mexican Cooking — Seed oil free recipe from The Foodie Kitchen by Savannah Ryan.
• Miso Butter Noodles — Japanese Umami Pasta in Butter — Miso butter noodles are the 15-minute Japanese weeknight dish — ramen noodles or spaghetti tossed in a sauce of white miso, butter, and soy
• Miso Soup in Dashi Broth — The Japanese Daily Medicinal — Traditional Japanese miso soup with silken tofu and wakame in dashi. An everyday Japanese staple.
• Moroccan Chicken with Preserved Lemon and Olives — Moroccan chicken with preserved lemon, olives, and ras el hanout cooked in butter and olive oil. Seed oil free. One pan, 45 minutes.
• Moroccan Lamb Tagine — Slow Braised in Butter and Olive Oil — Slow-braised Moroccan lamb tagine in butter and olive oil with ras el hanout and preserved lemon. North African cooking the ancestral way.
• Moussaka — Greek Lamb and Aubergine Bake in Tallow — Moussaka — Greek layered aubergine, spiced lamb, and béchamel bake. Cooked in tallow and butter. Seed oil free.
• Nigerian Chin Chin in Lard — West African Fried Dough — Chin chin is Nigeria's beloved fried dough snack — small, crunchy pieces of sweetened dough deep-fried in lard until golden. Made for celebr
• Osso Buco — Milanese Braised Veal Shanks in Butter — Osso buco alla milanese is the Lombardy classic — cross-cut veal shanks braised in butter and white wine with a gremolata of lemon, garlic,
• Pan-Seared Salmon With Brown Butter and Capers — Salmon seared skin-side down in butter until the skin is crispy, finished with a brown butter and caper sauce in the same pan. A seed oil fr
• Roast Chicken With Compound Herb Butter Under the Skin — The compound butter technique for roast chicken — herb and garlic butter pushed under the skin of the breast and thighs before roasting — pr
• Saimin — Hawaiian Noodle Soup with Tallow Broth — Saimin — Hawaii's ramen, a noodle soup with a rich tallow and dashi broth, Spam, and fish cake. Seed oil free.
• Slow Cooked Moroccan Lamb Tagine — Traditional Clay Pot Technique — Moroccan lamb tagine in a traditional clay pot — slow-cooked with butter and olive oil, ras el hanout, preserved lemon and saffron.
• Tallow Apple Cider Donuts — Seed Oil Free Halloween Recipe — Apple cider donuts fried in beef tallow. Crisp exterior, tender interior, cinnamon sugar coating. Better than any commercial donut.
• Tallow Roast Turkey — Crisp Skin, Moist Breast, No Seed Oils — Tallow rubbed over the skin for the crispiest possible exterior. Herb compound butter under the breast skin for moisture. The correct seed o
• Traditional Chicken Noodle Soup in Grass-Fed Butter — Seed Oil Free — Classic chicken noodle soup with a butter base, rich bone broth, shredded chicken, and egg noodles. Jewish penicillin, made without a single
• What Is Niter Kibbeh — Ethiopia's Spiced Clarified Butter — Niter kibbeh is spiced clarified butter — ghee infused with onion, garlic, ginger, cardamom, fenugreek, and turmeric during the clarificatio
• Wiener Schnitzel in Lard — Austrian Breaded Veal the Traditional Way — Wiener Schnitzel in lard — pounded veal, fine breadcrumbs, fried until soufflé-puffed in clarified lard. The authentic Austrian technique. S

Sides, Soups & Breads

• Bone Broth Tomato Soup — Slow Rendered, Butter Finished — Seed oil free recipe from The Foodie Kitchen by Savannah Ryan.
• Brown Butter Banana Bread — No Vegetable Oil, Better Than Any Recipe You've Tried — Bake brown butter banana bread — no vegetable oil, no canola, just butter browned until the milk solids go golden. Better than any recipe yo
• Butter Mashed Potatoes — The Creamiest Seed Oil Free Recipe — Mashed potatoes made with real butter and nothing else — no seed oil spreads, no blended vegetable fat. The creamiest version possible.
• French Onion Soup in Butter — the Classic Gratinée — French onion soup in butter — deeply caramelised onions, rich beef stock, Gruyère gratinée. The Parisian bistro classic, entirely seed oil f
• Iranian Tahdig — Crispy Butter-Bottom Saffron Rice — Tahdig is the most coveted part of Persian cooking — the golden, shatteringly crispy rice crust that forms on the bottom of the pot during t
• Japanese Fried Rice in Butter — Teppanyaki Style — Japanese butter fried rice — yakimeshi — is teppanyaki restaurant cooking at home. Day-old rice, soy sauce, butter, and egg on a screaming h
• Mediterranean Saffron Pilaf in Butter — Saffron rice pilaf cooked the Mediterranean way — onion softened in butter, rice toasted in the same butter, stock added, and saffron stirre
• New England Clam Chowder in Butter — The Classic Cream Soup — New England clam chowder in butter — thick, creamy, with tender clams and salt pork. No seed oils, no cream substitute. The authentic Boston
• One-Pan Butter Chicken Thighs With Roasted Vegetables — Crispy butter-seared chicken thighs roasted on a bed of vegetables in one pan — the chicken fat bastes the vegetables as everything cooks to

Desserts & Baking

• Almond Poppy Seed Muffins — No Seed Oil, All Butter — Almond poppy seed muffins made with butter instead of vegetable oil — lighter crumb, better flavour, ready in 30 minutes.
• Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies — No Seed Oil, Best You Will Ever Make — Brown butter chocolate chip cookies with no seed oil shortening — all butter, toasted milk solids, the best cookies you will ever make.
• Butter Shortbread — 3 Ingredient Scottish Style — Scottish butter shortbread — three ingredients, grass-fed butter, flour, and sugar. The purest seed oil free biscuit. Melts in the mouth.
• Colombian Arroz Con Leche in Butter — Rice Pudding — Arroz con leche is Latin America's beloved rice pudding — short-grain rice slow-cooked in full-fat milk with butter, cinnamon, and condensed
• Crinkle Cookies in Butter — Seed Oil Free Baking — Crinkle cookies in butter — deep chocolate, powdered sugar, all butter. The version without shortening or seed oil is noticeably better.
• French Sablés Bretons — Butter Shortbread From Brittany — Sablés bretons are the butter biscuits of Brittany — made with the region's famously salted butter, egg yolks, and flour only. Thick, crumbl
• German Lebkuchen — Spiced Christmas Biscuits in Butter — Lebkuchen are Germany's traditional Christmas spiced biscuits — built on Lebkuchengewürz (a blend of cinnamon, anise, ginger, clove, and car
• Italian Biscotti — Twice-Baked in Olive Oil and Butter — Cantucci — the original Tuscan biscotti — are twice-baked almond biscuits made in olive oil and butter, not butter alone. The twice-baking c
• Japanese Butter Cookies — the Melt-in-the-Mouth Danish Style — Japanese butter cookies are sold in tins in every Japanese convenience store and bakery — thin, crisp, intensely buttery, and made with a hi
• Lard Pie Crust — The Flakiest Seed Oil Free Pastry — Lard pie crust — the flakiest, most tender pie pastry. No shortening, no vegetable oil. Lard produces layers butter cannot. Seed oil free.
• Moroccan Bastilla — Pigeon Pie in Butter and Filo — Bastilla is Morocco's extraordinary celebration pie — layers of thin warka pastry filled with slow-braised pigeon or chicken, eggs, and toas
• Moroccan Gazelle Horns — Almond Paste in Butter Pastry — Kaab el ghazal — gazelle horns — are Morocco's most elegant biscuit. Almond paste fragrant with orange blossom and cinnamon enclosed in a th
• Shortbread in Butter — Three Ingredients, Zero Seed Oils — Three ingredient shortbread — butter, flour, sugar. Nothing else. The way Scottish shortbread has been made for centuries, without seed oils

Snacks, Dips & Sauces

• Buffalo Wings in Butter Hot Sauce — The Authentic Recipe — Buffalo wings in real butter hot sauce — fried in tallow, tossed in Frank's and grass-fed butter. The original 1964 Anchor Bar recipe, seed
• How to Make Ghee at Home — the Complete Guide With Tallow vs Ghee Comparison — Making ghee at home takes 30 minutes and produces a better product than commercial ghee. This is the complete guide — from butter selection
• Seed Oil Free Microwave Popcorn: The Honest Answer (and a Better Option) — There is no widely available seed oil free microwave popcorn. Every major brand uses soybean or canola oil. Stovetop popcorn in coconut oil
• Spam Musubi — Hawaiian Rice and Spam in Butter — Spam musubi — Hawaiian rice and pan-fried Spam wrapped in nori. Pan-fried in butter, brushed with coconut aminos glaze. Seed oil free.

Drinks

• Butter Coffee — Ancestral Fat Morning Coffee — Butter coffee — grass-fed butter and ghee blended into black coffee. The seed oil free morning routine for the MAHA kitchen.
• Chicken Marsala in Butter — Italian-American Pan Sauce Classic — Chicken Marsala is thin chicken cutlets pan-fried in butter with mushrooms and Marsala wine — one of the most satisfying Italian-American pa
• Himalayan Yak Butter Tea — Po Cha, the Ancestral Fat Drink of Tibet — Po cha — Himalayan yak butter tea at 14,000 feet. The ancestral fat drink of Tibet, made with salted tea, yak butter and churned by hand.
• MAHA Butter Coffee — Grass Fed Butter, Stable Energy, Zero Seed Oils — Grass-fed butter blended into black coffee — the MAHA morning ritual. Stable energy all morning, zero crash, zero seed oils.
• Mongolian Suutei Tsai — Salted Butter Milk Tea — Mongolian suutei tsai is salted milk tea with a knob of butter — the daily drink of the Mongolian steppe. Similar to Tibetan butter tea but
• Vietnamese Egg Coffee — Ca Phe Trung With Butter — Ca phe trung is Hanoi's famous egg coffee — a thick, sweet, meringue-like egg yolk cream floated on strong Vietnamese drip coffee. This seed