Ghee (Indian Clarified Butter)
A traditional Indian clarified butter made by slowly cooking unsalted butter until the milk solids separate and turn golden brown, resulting in a pure, nutty-flavored cooking fat with a high smoke point.
Ingredients
- •1 stick unsalted butter
- •cut into pieces
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Line a sieve with 3 layers of cheesecloth and set over a jar.
2 min
- 2.
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.
11 min
