clarified butter
nounUK /ˈklærɪfaɪd ˈbʌtə/
US /ˈklɛrəfaɪd ˈbʌtər/
Butter that has been melted so the water and milk bits are taken out, leaving clear yellow fat.
She cooked the pancakes in clarified butter so they would not burn.
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2. A cooking fat made by gently heating butter and skimming off the foam and milk solids.
The chef keeps a jar of clarified butter next to the stove for sautéing.
3. Butter purified for people who avoid milk proteins, since most solids are removed.
Some people who are sensitive to lactose use clarified butter instead of regular butter.
4. A rich fat used in Indian and Middle Eastern cooking, similar to ghee.
The recipe calls for clarified butter to give the rice a nutty flavor.