Fuyu Butter (Compound Butter with Fermented Bean Curd)

5 from 5 votes

Servings: 10

Author: Lisa Lin

Fuyu Butter (Compound Butter with Fermented Bean Curd)

This delicious fuyu butter is a compound butter made with fermented bean curd (tofu). Fermented bean curd (腐乳) is called fuyu in Cantonese, furu in Mandarin, and chao in Vietnamese.

In this recipe, I used AFC brand’s (美美) plain white bean curd, which doesn’t have any spices. Note that some varieties and brands of fuyu are more pungent/salty or spicy than others. If you are not familiar with using fuyu, I recommend that you start by mixing the butter with 1 tablespoon of fuyu. Taste the butter and add more fuyu to suit your taste.

Cook Time15

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 to 2 tablespoons plain white fermented bean curd
2 tablespoons finely chopped chives

Instructions

Add the butter and fermented bean curd to the bowl of a stand mixer. (You can also make this by hand, see note 2). If you've never used fuyu before, start with 1 tablespoon of it. Fit the mixer with the paddle attachment and mix on low for a minute. Taste the fuyu butter and add more fuyu, if desired. I usually use 4 fuyu cubes, which is just about 2 tablespoons of fuyu.
Add the chives and mix on low again until the chives are well incorporated.
Slather the fuyu butter on sliced bread or crackers. You can also use the butter to flavor blanched or roasted vegetables or my air fryer eggplant (subbing the butter for the miso sauce)! I loved using the fuyu butter to flavor Brussels sprouts. Refrigerate any leftover fuyu butter and use it within a week.

Notes

Where to Buy Fuyu: You can usually find many varieties of fuyu in Asian grocery stores, particularly ones that sell Chinese groceries. They’re also available on grocery sites like Say Weee! or Yamibuy (search for “fermented bean curd”).
Mixing By Hand: You want to make sure the butter is soft enough to mix by hand. Simply add the butter and fuyu to a large bowl and use a fork to mash the fermented bean curd into the butter. Then, use a spoon or spatula to fully incorporate together. Taste and adjust the seasonings and then add the chives.
Miso Butter Variation: You may also want to try my miso butter recipe! This recipe also includes directions on how to caramelize onions, and you can add some of those onions to this fuyu butter as well.

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