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Homemade Benihana Garlic Butter – Easy Copycat Recipe

Recreate the rich, umami-packed garlic butter Benihana chefs use for their signature fried rice, steak, and shrimp—with this easy copycat recipe!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Side
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: benihana garlic butter recipe, garlic butter, japanese garlic butter
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 114kcal
Author: Lima

Ingredients

  • 5 heads garlic
  • 8 ounce sweet whipped butter room temperature
  • 4 Tablespoons soy sauce dark, regular
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Cut about a third off the top of each head of garlic. Place on a baking sheet lined with tin foil. Bake the garlic for about 30 minutes or until they are soft inside.
  • Press out the soft, roasted garlic cloves into a medium bowl and mash with a fork or spoon. Use an immersion blender if you prefe ra smoother finish for the butter. Wait for the mashed garlic to cool.
  • Add about two tablespoons of room temperature whipped butter to the cooled mashed garlic. Beat with a spoon until fully combined. Add the remaining butter in half cup portions and continue mixing until all the butter has been added. Add the freshly ground black pepper, soy sauce and lemon juice and mix well.

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Notes

  • Make your own whipped butter by beating three tablespoons of milk to 8 ounces of unsalted butter until light and fluffy.

Storage

Store garlic butter in an airtight container in the fridge. It should last about 2 weeks in the fridge. To freeze garlic butter, put it in a freezer bag or airtight container and label with the date. Frozen butter can last in the freezer for about 3 months.
If the refrigerated garlic butter looks grainy, just re-whip with a little room temperature butter. I usually use about 1-2 teaspoons per 4 ounces of garlic butter.

Nutrition

This Benihana Garlic Butter recipe has about 114 calories with 9.6g of carbohydrates, 7.1g of fat and 2g of protein per serving.
This recipe yields approximately 16 servings. The nutrition information has been calculated using an online recipe nutrition calculator and is intended for informational purposes only and should be used as a general guideline. If the nutrition information is important to you, you should independently verify it using your preferred tool.