Description
Learn how to make rich and aromatic ghee at home with this easy recipe. Ghee, a staple in Indian cuisine, is clarified butter with a nutty flavor and high smoke point.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, preferably grass-fed
Instructions
- Place the butter: In a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter completely.
- Cook the butter: Allow it to cook undisturbed until it separates into foam on top, golden liquid in the middle, and browned milk solids at the bottom, about 10–15 minutes.
- Skim off the foam: Carefully remove the foam from the top with a spoon. Let it sit for 1–2 minutes.
- Strain the ghee: Pour the ghee through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth into a clean glass jar, leaving the browned milk solids behind.
- Cool and store: Let the ghee cool, then cover and store at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Ghee can be stored for up to 3 months at room temperature or longer in the fridge.
- Use ghee for high-heat cooking or as a flavorful butter substitute.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Basics
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
