Flavoured butters for steamed lobster

Ingredients

• Lemon–caper butter

  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) semi-salted butter
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon
  • Flesh of 1 lemon, pith removed, finely diced
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) chopped capers
  • Freshly ground pepper

• Pickled ginger and lime butter

  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) semi-salted butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) sushi pickled ginger (gari), drained and chopped
  • Grated zest of 1 lime
  • Juice of 1 lime

• Shallot–tarragon butter

  • 2 shallots, chopped
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) semi-salted butter
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) white wine
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) chopped fresh tarragon
  • Freshly ground pepper

• Lemon or lime butter

  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) semi-salted butter
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) lemon or lime juice (or to taste)