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clarified butter

noun

Etymology

From clarified + butter, from Middle English clarifien and buter. Earliest attestation of clarified in this sense from the 14th century.

  1. inherited from clarifien

Definitions

  1. A cooking fat made by gently heating butter and separating the solids from the butterfat.

    • The means whereby the sailors do this, is, first to dress the meat, then cut it into slices; and laying them regularly one upon another in a close cask, they pour clarified butter thereon to fill up all the interstices
    • […]when they are cold, put them into potting-pots and pour over them clarified butter, and keep them in a dry place.
    • This recipe calls for clarified butter which is easily made and reduces the chances of burning the butter during the sautéing process.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA