2006-10-19 08:18:25 · 8 answers · asked by Ashley 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Clarified butter is butter that has been rendered to separate the milk solids and water from the butter fat. Typically it is produced by melting butter and allowing the different components to separate by density. Some solids float to the surface and are skimmed off; the water and the remainder of the milk solids sink to the bottom and are left behind when the butter fat is poured off. The non-butter fat components are discarded.
Clarified butter has a higher smoke point than regular butter, and is therefore preferred in some cooking applications, such as sautéing. Drawn butter is usually a synonym of clarified butter, but sometimes used to mean simply melted butter. This term is encountered most commonly when it is served as an accompaniment to lobster, crab or shrimp. Ghee is a type of clarified butter important in Indian cuisine. Clarified butter infused with ginger, garlic, and several spices, (known as Niter kibbeh in Amharic and Tesmi in Tigrinya) is prominent in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine (particularly in the highlands).
In Brazil, it is known as "manteiga de garrafa" (bottle butter) and is featured mostly in cuisine from the Northeast.
In Iran, it is known as "yellow oil" and is used in place of other oils.
2006-10-19 08:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by Barak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clarified butter is when you heat it on the stove and it separates. You skim off the top and what you're left with is called clarified butter.
2006-10-19 08:39:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melted butter, let cool a bit, there will be a separation, an oily looking yellow fluid on top and a creamy thicker fluid on bottom. The top is the clarified butter. .
2006-10-19 08:26:59 · answer #3 · answered by wallcritter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
clarified butter is when you heat butter in a pan, spoon off the foamy part on the top, leaving the clear yellow clarified butter.
2006-10-19 08:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by Chris C 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
butter that has been heated, it then separates and you only use the clear butter that's on top. Leave the cloudy salt stuff on the bottom. Do not heat to boiling.
2006-10-19 08:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by wzrdsndrgns 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
washed butter - you can use a clean cloth and hang it under the kitchen faucet and run watter slowly through it. It is used in Indian cooking - it is also called I believe ghee
2006-10-19 08:27:57 · answer #6 · answered by oldhippypaul 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Indians call it ghee. It is butter melted until it becomes clear.
2006-10-19 08:28:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
butter that has been melted on top of the stove, careful do not let it burn and turn brown. Good luck and God bless
2006-10-19 08:24:47 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋