Ghee – two ways

 


Ghee – two ways

 

Ingredients

2 lbs (4 cups) unsalted butter

Instructions

Stove top method

Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Don't stir.

Reduce heat and let the melted butter simmer for an hour or until a firm "foam" forms on the surface.

Remove the foam with a slotted spoon. On the bottom, you'll now see white milk protein, which you want to leave behind in the pan or filter out of your ghee.

Over a glass bowl, carefully pour the clarified butter through a filter; you can use cheesecloth or coffee filter. The white milk protein should remain in the filter, while the clear butterfat seeps through.

Repeat the filtering a couple of times for optimal results.

Transfer the ghee into airtight glass jars and allow to cool with the lid off. Once cool, store the ghee at room temperature or in the fridge.

Multi-cooker method

Place butter in multi-cooker, such as an Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi, and select the ’keep warm’ setting. Gently stir butter until it melts completely – approximately 10-12 minutes.

Once the butter has completely melted, switch to the ’sauté’ setting. The butter will begin to boil, stir with a flat-edged wooden spoon ensuring to scrape the bottom of the pot to prevent the milk solids from burning.

Boil until the butter turns a light golden brown, after approximately 12 minutes. Turn off the multi-cooker but allow the butter to continue to cook with the residual heat for 10 minutes. The milk solids at the bottom of the pot should be a medium brown color.

Over a glass bowl, carefully pour the ghee through a filter; you can use cheesecloth or coffee filter. The white milk protein should remain in the filter, while the clear butterfat seeps through.

Repeat the filtering a couple of times for optimal results.

Transfer the ghee into airtight glass jars and allow to cool with the lid off. Once cool, store the ghee at room temperature or in the fridge.

Tip!

The ghee will keep for up to 6 months. Feel free to go ahead and use your ghee (instead of butter) when you're making bearnaise or hollandaise sauce.

 

 

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