Clarified butter
Poppy shows you just how easy it is to clarify butter yourself at home using the microwave!
Ingredients
- 500g/1lb 2oz salted butter, cut into cubes
Method
Place the butter in a microwave-safe dish. Microwave the butter until it has completely melted. Do not mix it as the milk solids need to settle on the base of the dish. Transfer to the fridge to completely set.
Once set, poke a hole in the corner of the butter and gently tip the milk solids out of the hole. Remove the set clump of butter and just scrape off any milky remains from the bottom.
This is now a simplified version of clarified butter. This butter has a higher smoking point so it won’t burn as quickly and is perfect for using to confit, to fry or just as a general replacement for normal butter.