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Brown Butter Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on December 7, 2011

Time

10 minutes

Yield

Serves 2 (Makes about 1/4 cup)

Brown Butter Sauce

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Before You Begin

Drizzle this simple butter sauce over gnocchi, mushrooms, steak, or fish.

Instructions

  1. Melt unsalted butter in a small, heavy-bottomed, traditional (not nonstick) skillet over medium-low heat. Continue to cook, swirling constantly, until butter is dark golden brown and has nutty aroma, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let stand 1 1/2 minutes. Add the lemon juice and parsley, and salt and pepper to taste; swirl to combine. Let milk solids settle to bottom of pan, about 10 seconds. Drizzle over dish, leaving as many solids behind as possible.
Brown Butter Sauce

Brown Butter Sauce

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Time

10 minutes

Yield

Serves 2 (Makes about 1/4 cup)

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Before You Begin

Drizzle this simple butter sauce over gnocchi, mushrooms, steak, or fish.

Instructions

  1. Melt unsalted butter in a small, heavy-bottomed, traditional (not nonstick) skillet over medium-low heat. Continue to cook, swirling constantly, until butter is dark golden brown and has nutty aroma, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let stand 1 1/2 minutes. Add the lemon juice and parsley, and salt and pepper to taste; swirl to combine. Let milk solids settle to bottom of pan, about 10 seconds. Drizzle over dish, leaving as many solids behind as possible.

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