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Classic Brown Butter

Classic Brown Butter

Cuisine:World

Course:Sauce

1m 0s prep 5m cook 6m ready

About ⅓ cup Make this quickly in the same skillet you cooked fish in and serve it over the fish, or make it separately to use as a sauce for green vegetables.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • 5 tablespoons butter, preferably unsalted
  • (1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley)
  • (1 teaspoon white wine vinegar or lemon juice)
  • (Salt and black pepper to taste)

Let's Prepare

Collect

Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.

  • 5 tablespoons butter, preferably unsalted
  • (1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley)
  • (1 teaspoon white wine vinegar or lemon juice)
  • (Salt and black pepper to taste)

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Melt in a small skillet over medium-low heat: 5 tablespoons butter, preferably unsalted

  2. Step 2.

    Cook slowly until the butter becomes light brown and smells nutty, shaking the pan or stirring occasionally so it cooks evenly. Watch as the butter begins to foam; it can burn easily. When the foaming subsides a bit, swirl the pan. You should see browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Remove the butter from the heat. It can be used as is or season with: (1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley); (1 teaspoon white wine vinegar or lemon juice); (Salt and black pepper to taste)

  3. Step 3.

    Serve immediately.

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