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Brown butter is in a pot that is foaming and brown speckles have floated to the top
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How to Brown Butter - Te Mahi Pata Parauri

Simple steps on how to make brown butter, the base of many delicious recipes.
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Equipment

  • 1 x Frying Pan or Pot

Ingredients

Brown Butter - Pata Parauri

  • Pata (butter). I always prefer using salted for brown butter but salted works too.

Instructions

Chop the Butter:

  • Chop the butter in to cubes.
  • Add the chopped pata (butter) in to a medium sized pot or pan. Set over medium heat. 

Melt the Butter:

  • First melt the butter, stirring occasionally.

The Fats will seperate:

  • As the heat continues the milk fats will start to separate (these are the white, floaty bits).
    Stir occasionally here so nothing sticks to the bottom of the pot. Keep it on the heat until the butter starts to foam.

Brown Bits float to the top:

  • Stir it a little bit until the brown bits float to the top. It should smell nutty. (Use the pictures and video as a guide). 
    From here, stir it a little for another 30 seconds or so, so the butter browns further. This may smoke a little but a little bit of smoke is ok. 

Remove from the heat: