Brown Butter (Hazelnut Butter)

Ingredients

• 250 g Butter
• 5 g Parsley (Optional; chop or add as demonstrated in the video)
• Salt (A small amount, to taste)
• Ice water (For rapidly cooling the brown butter)

Steps

1. 1

   Place the butter in a pan and heat over low heat. Continue heating until the butter turns deep brown and gives off an aroma similar to toasted hazelnuts.

2. 2

   Remove the butter from the heat slightly before it reaches a deep brown color; the residual heat will continue to darken it. Do not cook it for too long, or it may become overly burnt.

3. 3

   Add the parsley to the brown butter; the parsley is optional. If seasoning, add a small amount of salt.

4. 4

   Prepare a bowl of ice water. Place the container holding the brown butter in the ice water to cool it rapidly.

5. 5

   Continue stirring the brown butter as it cools until the brown butter is finished.

6. 6

   Serve the finished brown butter with bread, or use it to roast fish or shrimp.

Notes

The video does not provide a specific heating time, temperature, or amount of ice water. Remove the butter from the heat early when it turns deep brown, because the residual heat will continue to darken it.

Nutrition per serving

• sauce
• condiment
• French-inspired
• vegetarian
• gluten-free
• bread topping
• fish accompaniment
• seafood accompaniment