Clarified Butter
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5.0
306 reviews
Excellent
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Cook Time
mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
8 servings (1.5 oz each)
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Calories
271 kcal
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Cuisine
American
Clarified Butter
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Learn how to make Clarified Butter, an easy process that removes the water and milk solids from whole butter. Clarified butter has a more concentrated, richer flavor, lasts longer in the refrigerator, and has a higher smoke point for cooking.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound unsalted butter
Instructions
- In a small saucepan over low heat, warm butter without boiling or agitation of any kind.
- As the butter melts, the solids rise to the top and water sinks to the bottom. Sometimes the solids appear to bubble up from the bottom.
- When the butter is melted, skim the milk solids from the top using a ladle or slotted spoon (see notes for ideas of what to do with the solids).
- When the skim solids have been removed, transfer the butterfat to a clean saucepan or bowl using a ladle. Leave the water in the bottom of the original saucepan.
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Notes
- Better butter: The best butter for clarifying is European-style, imported butter. These butters usually contain more milk fat than American butter (82% to 86% milk fat in European vs. 80% to 82% in American). After clarifying some store-brand or other inexpensive butters, I was left with what looked like a pan of yellow water. Not appetizing! If you are clarifying butter to make a delicious Hollandaise Sauce, choose a delicious butter (since Hollandaise Sauce is mostly butter). But If you're clarifying butter to make a stir-fry, the quality won't be quite as important.
- Butter solids: You can lightly brown the butter solids (the layer you scooped off the top) in a small amount of clarified butter to make "browned butter." Then, add to cookies, vegetables, soups, mashed potatoes for extra butter flavor, or use as a condiment on bread.
- Yield: 1 pound of butter yields about 12 ounces of clarified butter, enough for 8 servings, 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) each.
- Storage: Store clarified butter in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
- Freezer: Pack in a freezer-safe container, label, date, and freeze clarified butter for up to 6 months.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1.5 oz
Calories
271kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
0.02g
(0%)
Protein
0.3g
(1%)
Fat
31g
(48%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
81mg
(27%)
Sodium
4mg
(0%)
Potassium
9mg
(0%)
Sugar
0.02g
(0%)
Vitamin A
945IU
(19%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
0.01mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings (1.5 oz each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 271 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1.5 oz | |
| Calories | 271kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.02g | 0% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 81mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 9mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.02g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 945IU | 19% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.01mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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