So you’re making a fancy shellfish dinner and want it to be perfect.
Serving clarified butter forcrab legsorlobster is a must.
The cups of liquid gold with yourseafood dinnerat restaurants aren’t made of plain melted butter.
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Clarified butter is different, and we’re here to teach you how to make it at home.
Prepare the perfect butter for crab legs and lobster to hit your table.
The remaining fat is clear when melted, making it the best butter for crab legs andlobster dinners.
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Because the solids are removed, it can also beused for sauteeingat higher temperatures than butter.
Here’s how to make clarified butter:
Melt butterover very low heat in a heavy saucepan without stirring.
Cool slightly, then strain through a sieve lined with 100%-cotton cheesecloth into aglass measuring cup.
Pour off the clear top layer and discard the milky bottom layer.
Clarified Butter vs. Ghee
What’s the difference between clarified butter and ghee?
Making ghee is very similar to making clarified butter, and sometimes spices are added to ghee for flavor.
There are a few other tricks it’s possible for you to do with butter.
Try these recipes with clarified butter or one of our flavored orcompound butter recipesfor a new twist.
