Best 11 Clarified Butter Recipes

CLARIFIED BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Simmer until solids separate from fat, about 10 minutes, but do not allow butter to brown. Remove from heat; skim and discard surface foam., Slowly pour clear yellow liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

NITER KIBBEH--ETHIOPIAN SPICED CLARIFIED BUTTER

Steps:

• Place the butter in a small saucepan and melt over low heat. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer on the lowest possible heat for about 1 hour.
• Pour the clear golden liquid off the top leaving all the solids in the bottom of the pan. Strain through cheesecloth if necessary. Discard solids.
• Store in the refrigerator or freezer and use as needed.

PIEROGI WITH CABBAGE FILLING AND CLARIFIED BUTTER

Steps:

• Make the cabbage filling:Quarter and core cabbage. Working in batches, steam cabbage until very tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain; let cool. Working in small batches, place steamed cabbage in a thin kitchen towel, and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Grind cabbage with the fine blade of a meat grinder. Stir in cream cheese and butter. Season with salt and pepper. For each pierogi, use 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons filling.
• Make the clarified butter:Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat, and let milk solids sink to bottom. Skim foam from surface. Carefully pour off clarified butter, leaving solids behind. Makes 1 cup.

GHEE (INDIAN CLARIFIED BUTTER)

Steps:

• Line a sieve with 3 layers of cheesecloth and set over a jar.
• Bring butter to a boil in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat. Once foam completely covers butter, reduce heat to very low and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until a thin crust begins to form on surface and milky white solids fall to bottom of pan, about 8 minutes. Continue to cook butter, watching closely and stirring occasionally to prevent burning, until milk solids on bottom of pan are light brown and liquid is golden, translucent, and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and strain through cheesecloth-lined sieve into jar.

CLARIFIED BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small pot, melt butter over low heat until bubbling and foaming subsides. Remove from heat, let cool slightly (don't let butter resolidify), then skim any foam off the top.
• Line a sieve with cheesecloth or a clean dish towel and place over a heat-safe bowl or container. Leaving the white milk solids at the bottom of the pot, carefully pour or spoon yellow butter fat through the sieve and into the container. Let cool completely before refrigerating for up to 1 month.

CLARIFIED BUTTER

Steps:

• Place the butter in a small, deep saucepan over low heat. As the butter melts, three layers will develop: a bottom layer of milk solids; a middle layer of clear, yellow butter; and a top layer of milky foam. Allow butter to gently simmer for 10 minutes to completely separate the layers. Remove from heat, and let stand for 10 minutes, to allow the foam to solidify at bit. With a spoon, carefully skim off the foam that rises to the surface, and discard. Carefully pour the clear, yellow butter off the milk solids at the bottom of the saucepan, and into a glass jar. Discard the milk solids.

CLARIFIED BUTTER OR "GHEE"

Steps:

• set saucepan on stove on medium-low setting.
• put butter in pan.
• once butter is melted, turn setting up to medium.
• butter will crackle and bubble and foam and make a lovely smell for about 20 minutes.
• once foam begins to clear and smell becomes more"roasted", promptly take pan off stove.
• filter butter through a tea or coffee filter to remove impurities (little white bits-- foam may be removed as well, either way is okay).
• transfer ghee to jar, store at room temperature (up to one month) or in fridge (up to one year).

BROILED LOBSTER TAILS WITH CLARIFIED BUTTER

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the broiler. Place lobster tails on a baking sheet. With a sharp knife or kitchen shears, carefully cut top side of lobster shells lengthwise. Pull apart shells slightly, and season meat with equal amounts melted butter with garlic, old bay seasoning, paprika, salt, and white pepper. Place cookie sheet or pan on rack second-up from the bottom of your oven. Broil lobster tails until lightly browned and lobster meat is opaque, about 25-30 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges and clarified butter for dunking. Clarified butter: Cut butter into 8-10 pieces. In saucepan or small frying pan, melt butter slowly over low heat. The water in the butter will evaporate, and the milk solids will sink to the bottom of the pan. Froth will rise to the top. Skim froth from surface. Carefully ladle or pour off clear melted butter into another container, leaving the milk solids at the bottom of the saucepan. You can also strain the butter through a double layer of rinsed and squeezed cheesecloth. But I never have that on hand! For a nice presentation, open shell just enough to lift meat out carefully and gently lay lobster meat on top of shell. (All the way or leave very tail-end still attached.)

CLARIFIED BUTTER (GHEE)

Steps:

• Set up your straining station. Line a mesh strainer with an unbleached basket-type coffee filter and position it over a clean and dry pot (this pot will not be heated; you'll strain the finished product into this pot to cool until it has cooled enough to pour into the final air-tight storage container). Note: DO NOT stir the butter or swirl the pan at all during this process. The entire process will take approximately 45 minutes from the time the butter starts to melt. Place the butter in a 2-quart saucepan and set over medium heat. Once the butter has liquefied, decrease the heat to lowest setting then adjust to maintain a low boil (this can be accomplished by setting stove somewhere between gas mark 1 & 2). Attach a digital thermometer to the side of the pot and immerse it into the melted butter. When the temperature reaches 255 degrees F (124 degrees C), REMOVE THE BUTTER FROM THE HEAT and using a spoon, skim the white coagulated solids and foam off the top of the butter (do not stir, just skim) and discard. When you're done skimming, immediately strain the butter into another unheated pot (as it will continue to cook until you get it out of the heated pot), put the pot cover on and allow it to cool for 30 minutes. After the butter has cooled for 30 minutes, transfer the clarified butter to its final glass storage container and cover the container with a paper towel (to prevent airborne contamination); allow the clarified butter to cool on the countertop until it solidifies; once solidified, remove the paper towel and seal the container with its lid. The clarified butter can be stored at room temperature in a tightly covered container for up to six months. Be sure to use a CLEAN, DRY utensil when you scoop-out your clarified butter. Also, be sure to close the container lid as soon as possible after usage, to prevent airborne contaminants and moisture from getting into your clarified butter, both of which can promote spoilage of the clarified butter.

CLARIFIED BUTTER (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Place butter in the slow cooker, cover and cook on Low for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until the butter is melted and the milk solids surface.
• Skim the milk solids from the surface until the butter is clear.
• Strain the butter through the cheesecloth into clean containers. Store the clarified butter in the refrigerator for several weeks or freeze for up to a year.

CLARIFIED BUTTER FOR POTATOES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat until foamy and milk solids have fallen to bottom of pan, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool.
• Carefully skim foam from top, and discard. Slowly pour liquid butter into a bowl or storage container, leaving the solids behind. Use immediately, or keep covered in refrigerator up to 1 month.