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Clarified Butter

Name: Clarified Butter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3/4 cup
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, cubed

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Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Taste of Home's Editorial Process

Updated on Jun. 08, 2022

We make clarified butter to remove the milk solids, which are what burn when cooking with high heat. Keep a jar in the fridge to use for pan frying, or to drizzle over veggies, rice and, of course, seafood! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Editor's Note: If you don't have a fine mesh-strainer, butter can be strained through any strainer lined with cheesecloth.

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Clarified Butter

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Yield:3/4 cup

Prep:5 min

Cook:15 min

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Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, cubed

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Directions

1
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.

2
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.