Spiced Clarified Butter

Name: Spiced Clarified Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 1/2 Cups
Ingredients: 8 sticks (2 pounds) unsalted butter; 2 large shallots; 6 cloves garlic; 2 inch piece fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons toasted nigella seeds; 8 black cardamom pods; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds; 3 whole cloves; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 2 teaspoons dried thyme

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings
3 1/2 Cups
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Ethiopian

Spiced Clarified Butter

Iris Warren

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A recipe for Spiced Clarified Butter from the cookbook, A History of the World in Ten Dinners! This Ethiopian butter is slowly simmered with a variety of herbs and spices.

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Ingredients

Servings

8 sticks (2 pounds) unsalted butter
2 large shallots roughly chopped
6 cloves garlic sliced
2 inch piece fresh ginger peeled and sliced
2 teaspoons toasted nigella seeds
8 black cardamom pods toasted
2 teaspoons coriander seeds toasted
3 whole cloves
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried thyme

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Instructions

First, clarify the butter. Melt the butter over low heat in a medium saucepan.
Continue to cook, skimming off the foam that rises to the top. Try to skim off as much as possible, but a little residue will be removed in the final step.
Continue to cook until there is no more foam and then, add the remaining ingredients.
Continue to cook for another 20 minutes and then strain through a cheese cloth into a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
Store in the refrigerator.